"A Torque, in archæology, is a twisted collar of gold, or other metal, worn around the neck, in…
"Palmistry, or Chiromancy, is the art which professes to discover the temperament and character of anyone,…
"signifies, literally, a goat skin. According to ancient mythology, the aegis worn by Jupiter was the…
"A small temple, supposed to have been build by Numa, and dedicated to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva, situated…
"Athens is said to have derrived its name from the prominence given to its worship of Athena by its…
"The door in front of a temple, as it reeached nearly to the ceiling allowed the worshippers to view…
"Triumphus, a solemn procession, in which a victorious general entered the city in a chariot drawn by…
"According to ancient mythology, the aegis worn by Jupiter was the hide of the goat Amalthea, which…
"When Phryxsus arrived in Colchis, he sacrificed his winger ram to Jupiter, in acknowledgement of the…
"From a very remote period, the Greeks had been accustomed to engage in contests of strength and agility…
"Hebe was dismissed from her office in consequence of a fall which she met with one day when in attendance…
"Castor and Pollux were the offspring of Leda and the Swan, under which disguise Jupiter had concealed…
"Amphion was the son of Jupiter and Antiope, queen of Thebes. With his twin brother, Zethus he was exposed…
One of the major planets, which is siexth in distance from the sun. It is the second planet in size,…
One of the Muses, daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, who presided over singing and rhetoric, and was…
The daughter of Caelus and Terra, or Heaven and Earth; the wife of Saturn, and mother of Jupiter, Juno,…
The daughter of Caelus and Terra, or Heaven and Earth; the wife of Saturn, and mother of Jupiter, Juno,…
The shield of Jupiter, which had been fashioned by Hephaestus. When Jupiter was angry he waved and shook…
"The motion of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars with respect to Earth." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893
"Relative distance of the Planets. Having now given a short account of each planet composing the solar…
"Elliptical Orbits.—It has been supposed that the Sun's attraction, which constitutes the Earth's…
"The elliptical circle being supposed to be the Earth's orbit, with the Sun, S, in one of the foci.…
Leaves - simple; alternate; edge lobed; (edge of the lobes entire or sometimes coarsely notched and…
Leaves - compound (odd-feathered; leaflets, thirteen to twenty-one); alternate; edge of leaflets sharp-toothed.…
Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 - 8 January 1642) was a Tuscan (Italian) physicist, mathematician,…
"Centranthus ruber. 1. a corolla; 2. section of ovary; 3. ripe fruit, with its pappus; 4. cross section…
The temple of Jupiter torus moulding is found in Rome, Italy. It is a design of a rod that is covered…
The colossal egg-and-leaf moulding is found in the temple of Jupiter Tonans, Rome.
The Roman antefix is is found in the temple of Jupiter Stator in Rome, Italy. This design is found on…
This Roman console is shown in its front and side view. It is found in the Temple of Jupiter Stator…