Definition of Jupiter pluvius

1. Noun. An epithet for Jupiter.

Exact synonyms: Rain-giver
Generic synonyms: Jove, Jupiter

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jupiter Pluvius

Junkers
Juno
Juno Moneta
Junod
Junod's boot
Junoesque
Junonian
Jupati palm
Jupiter
Jupiter's beard
Jupiter's staff
Jupiter Fidius
Jupiter Fulgur
Jupiter Fulminator
Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Jupiter Pluvius
Jupiter Tonans
Jura
Jurchen
Juretzko
Jurgen
Jurie
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctors
Jurkat cell
Jurmala

Literary usage of Jupiter pluvius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Grecian and Roman Mythology by Mary Ann Dwight (1860)
"jupiter pluvius is represented as seated in the clouds, holding up his right hand, from which pours- a stream of rain and hail, while his fulmen is held ..."

2. The Wonders of the World, in Nature, Art, and Mind by Robert Sears (1843)
"... may be imagined without the aid of description; it is AN IMMENSE PANORAMA, BOUNDED BY THE SEA. THE COLOSSAL FIGURE OF jupiter pluvius. ..."

3. Frontier Life: Taranaki, New Zealand. With Maps and Sketches by Edwin Stanley Brookes (1892)
"Should he wish to gaze on it for any length of time, he should be prepared with a waterproof coat, as jupiter pluvius will be sure to find him out, ..."

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