Here are some more representations of the great god Jupiter, whom the Romans called pater divum hominumque (the father of gods and humans).
First, a statue from the Xanten Archaeological Park depicting Jupiter tonans (the Thunderer) brandishing his bolts of thunder and lightning.
As the poet Horace says: "Caelo tonantem credidimus Iovem regnare (we believe that Jupiter the thunderer is king in the heavens)."
If you would like to learn more about Horace, who lived during the reign of Augustus, pay a visit to the Domus Horatii in VRoma.
Next, a colossal marble statue of Jupiter from the Vatican Museum in Rome.
A beautiful marble head of Jupiter called "Jove of the Valley," from the Capitoline Museum in Rome. This is a Roman copy of a Hellenistic original.
Finally, a statue of Jupiter enthroned from the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is done in the style of the Greek sculptor Pheidias's statue of Zeus at Olympus .