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noun(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
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nounthe largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
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- planet (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
- zeus (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
- mercury (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
- asteroid any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
- juno (Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
- callisto the second largest of Jupiter's satellites
- io the closest of Jupiter's moons; has active volcanoes
- europa the 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites; covered with a smooth shell of frozen water
- galilean one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo
- ganymede the largest of Jupiter's satellites