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,
Epithalamion (poem) their life. He has moved on from the anxiety of every hour. This is the constellation between Cancer and Gemini. "When once the Crab behind his back he sees." The constellation are shifting. In this case, the time is now towards the end of July since the constellation is moving. Spenser likens Elizabeth to Maia, the Goddess of Nursing Mothers. "Like unto Maia, when as Jove her tooke, In Tempe, lying on the flowry gras, Twixt sleepe and wake, after she weary was, With bathing in the Acidalian brooke." Maia was one of the Pleiades, whom Zeus (Jove, also called