Jupiter, Ivpiter (title on object), The seven planets (series title), Cathena Aurea Platonis (series title), The god Jupiter as personification of the planet Jupiter in a triumphal chariot pulled by eagles. In his hands he holds the thunder and lightning bolts. In the upper corners the signs of the zodiac that symbolize his planetary children: Sagittarius and Pisces. Down on Earth, those born under the influence of this planet are engaged in activities characteristic of these signs. They design and build a tower. In the margin a sixteen-line poem, in four columns, in Latin that refers to the

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