CIVILIZATION
ROMAN
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Question
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Neptune
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Apollo
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Jupiter
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Romulus
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jupiter (Latin: Iūpiter or Iuppiter, from Proto-Italic *djous “day, sky” + *patēr “father", thus “sky father” Greek: or ), also known as Jove (gen. Iovis [ˈjɔwɪs]), is the god of the sky and thunder, and king of the gods in ancient Roman religion and mythology.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Romans named the planet after their king of gods, Jupiter, who was also the god of the sky and of thunder. Why choose to name the planet Jupiter? It was the largest object in the sky; therefore the most powerful; therefore Jupiter.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jupiter was the god of the sky, and very similar to the Ancient Greek god Zeus. Jupiter struck down his enemies with bolts of lightning, and eagles were his sacred birds. He was also the king of the Roman gods and the most important of all the gods and goddesses worshipped across the Roman Empire.