Jupiter represents expansion, exploration, and the search for knowledge and meaning. Jupiter's associated body part is the liver (Bruce-Mitford 113).

Zeus was the king of heaven and Earth and of all the Olympian gods. He was also known as the god of justice. He was named king of the gods in the special meeting that followed his overthrow of the god Cronus and the Titans. In the council of the gods that followed Cronus's overthrow, Zeus was crowned Lord of Heaven and Earth and of all the gods. He granted Poseidon dominion over the Sea, and his other brother Hades dominion over the underworld. Zeus's wife was Hera, who was very jealous of the attention that Zeus paid to other goddesses and women.

Zeus presided over the gods on Mount Olympus in Thessaly (Thessalia). He wore the aegis and wielded a terrible thunder bolt. His bird was the eagle and his tree the oak. His principal shrines were at Dodona and at Olympia, where the Olympian Games were celebrated in his honor every fourth year (MSN Encarta Online "Zeus").

Jupiter, also called Jove, is the supreme deity in Rome. He was god of the sky, rain, and the hurler of the thunderbolt. Any place struck by lightning was sacred to him. He was the guardian of property, and the guarantor of oaths (KET "Jupiter").

Jupiter was the king of the Roman gods and is one of mythology's most powerful figures. Although not omnipresent or omniscient, he has authority over gods, goddesses and humankind (St. Michael's College "Jupiter").

Jupiter obtained his position by overthrowing Saturn. Jupiter had two brothers who also obtained celsetial positions. Neptune became the God of the sea and Pluto became the God of the underworld. When thinking about this, it makes sense; Neptune may have a liquid layer underneath its cloud layers and Pluto is the most elusive planet. Jupiter is aptly named. It is the second brightest object in the night sky if the Earth's moon is not included. And it is the only object that travels across the entire celestial sphere when viewable. It is also the largest planet in the solar system and contains four very large moons. Jupiter is truly the KING of the planets (Onalaska High School "Mythology of Jupiter").