Jupiter (mythology) Hill, where the citadel was located. In the Capitoline Triad, he was the central guardian of the state with Juno and Minerva. His sacred tree was the oak. The Romans regarded Jupiter as the equivalent of the Greek Zeus, and in Latin literature and Roman art, the myths and iconography of Zeus are adapted under the name "Iuppiter". In the Greek-influenced tradition, Jupiter was the brother of Neptune and Pluto, the Roman equivalents of Poseidon and Hades respectively. Each presided over one of the three realms of the universe: sky, the waters, and the underworld. The Italic Diespiter was also
She-wolf (Roman mythology) be attested to prior to the Renaissance. However, depictions of a she-wolf and twins are common in the city and some can be dated earlier. The she-wolf and twins appeared on what may have been the earliest silver coin ever minted in Rome. The Lupercalia was a very ancient festival even during Roman times. Roman historians speculated as to its origins. It may be associated with the god Lupercus, the god of shepherds and protector of flocks. Some historians link it to the she-wolf and the Lupercal. She-wolf (Roman mythology) In the Roman foundation myth, it was a she-wolf that