. Grecian and Roman mythology . le,Apis. The Romans considered him the protect-ing deity of their empire, and styled him Jupi-ter Capitolinus from his chief temple on theCapitoline Hill; Jupiter Tonans, or Thunder-er ; Jupiter Fulminans, or Fulgurator, scattererof lightning. An ancient gem shows him qui-etly looking into the universe, holding the thun-der in his right hand, and in his left, the im-perial sceptre, with the eagle at his feet. An-other represents him with the horns of a ram. This is the image ofJupiter Ammon, who was principally worshipped in Libya, where hegave oracles. The foll
. Grecian and Roman mythology . le,Apis. The Romans considered him the protect-ing deity of their empire, and styled him Jupi-ter Capitolinus from his chief temple on theCapitoline Hill; Jupiter Tonans, or Thunder-er ; Jupiter Fulminans, or Fulgurator, scattererof lightning. An ancient gem shows him qui-etly looking into the universe, holding the thun-der in his right hand, and in his left, the im-perial sceptre, with the eagle at his feet. An-other represents him with the horns of a ram. This is the image ofJupiter Ammon, who was principally worshipped in Libya, where hegave oracles. The following legend accounts for the name of Jupiter Ammon:—Bac-chos being in the midst of the sands of Arabia, was seized with a thirstso burning, that he longed even for a drop of water. Jupiter thenpresented himself in the form of a ram, and striking the earth, causedthe grateful liquid to spring forth in abundance. To commemorate thedeed, Bacchos erected a temp[e in the deserts of Libya, giving it thename of Jupiter Ammon (i. ZEUS OR JUPITER. 119 The curled beard and hair in the representations of Jupiter are in-dicative of inward power and strength—he knits his black brows jhe shakes his ambrosial locks, and Olympus trembles. He whose all conscious eye the world beholds,The eternal Thunderer sits enthroned in gold ;High Heaven the footstool of his feet he makes,And wide beneath him all Olympus shakes,He speaks, and awful bends his sable brows,Shakes his ambrosial curls* and gives the nod,The stamp of Fate and sanction of a God;High Heaven, with trembling, the dread signal takes,And all Olympus to the centre shakes. The distinguishing characteristic in all representations of Jupiter,whether by artists or poets, is majesty; and every thing about himindicates dignity and authority. His look is sometimes intended tostrike the beholder with terror, and sometimes with gratitude: andalways to command respect and veneration. This would have appearedmore strongly had some of the a
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