the roman equivalent of the greek god zeus is jupiter.
the roman equivalent of the greek god zeus is jupiter.
the roman equivalent of the greek god zeus is?
jupiter
the romans adapted the greek god heracles and incorporated him into their own religion under the new roman name hercules. this hero was regarded as the son of jupiter (the roman equivalent of zeus) and was renowned for his superhuman strength and fantastic adventures. the house of the garden of hercules, located to the west of pompeii’s palestra, illustrates the influence of this grecian god. specifically, the garden of this building contained a large lararium where a marble statuette of hercules, an altar and aedicula were dedicated to him. the house of the vettii provides further evidence. within its reception room, on the left hand wall, an infant hercules is depicted strangling a serpent. this fresco, painted in fourth style, recalls the mythological story of when hera, enraged by zeus’ affair with alcmene, sent snakes to kill their child hercules.
foreign influences on pompeii
it was created to honor the greek god zeus. at dodona, zeus was known as “zeus bouleus”. which means zeus the counselor and “zeus naios” (also spelt as “naos”). the translation of naios means the god of spring. this was fitting because there was a spring located near the oracle. in addition, there was a sacred tree outside the temple, which was used by the priests. the priests, called selloi, were known for sleeping on the ground and not washing their feet (sacks, et al.). they interpreted the rustling of the leaves as divine messages from zeus (nicol, page 128). the priests would interpret the rustling leaves for a certain cost, and the outcome of this prediction improved with an increased fare (ewegen). in greek inscriptions found on the site, they mention dione as well as zeus naios. dione has been mentioned in several texts with regards to the oracle at dodona. dione as a name is the feminine form of zeus ("dione."). in most texts zeus’ wife is identified as the goddess hera, however dione has been mentioned as the mother of zeus’ daughter aphrodite. in other cases dione is solely mention as the daughter of oceanus, and some writers have said she is the mother of dionysus ("dione"). therefore, it is thought that dodona was built for both dione as well as zeus (kristensen, william brede, 1960). furthermore, dodona served as both a political center as well as a religious sanctuary, although it was second to the oracles of apollo in delphi.
dodonian zeus