Jupiter (mythology) practice of swearing by Jove to witness an oath in law courts is the origin of the expression "by Jove!"—archaic, but still in use. The name of the god was also adopted as the name of the planet Jupiter; the adjective "jovial" originally described those born under the planet of Jupiter (reputed to be jolly, optimistic, and buoyant in temperament). Jove was the original namesake of Latin forms of the weekday now known in English as Thursday (originally called "Iovis Dies" in Latin). These became "jeudi" in French, "jueves" in Spanish, "joi" in Romanian, "giovedì" in Italian, "dijous" in Catalan,
Homosexuality in ancient Rome supposed to be wavy, fair, and scented with perfume. The mythological type of the "delicatus" was represented by Ganymede, the Trojan youth abducted by Jove (Greek Zeus) to be his divine companion and cupbearer. In the "Satyricon", the tastelessly wealthy freedman Trimalchio says that as a child-slave he had been a "puer delicatus" servicing both the master and the mistress of the household. "Pullus" was a term for a young animal, and particularly a chick. It was an affectionate word traditionally used for a boy ("puer") who was loved by someone "in an obscene sense". The lexicographer Festus provides a