Thunderbolt of Jupiter’s Connections

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Relationships & Genealogy(3 connections)

About Thunderbolt of Jupiter

Created by
  • Vulcan and his Cyclopes workers forged the Thunderbolt of Jupiter in their volcanic smithy beneath Mount Aetna, hammering out the bolt with its components of rain, fire, wind, and terrifying lightning.

Equivalent to
  • The Greek Thunderbolt of Zeus was identified with the Roman Thunderbolt of Jupiter. Both were forged by the Cyclopes and served as the supreme weapon and symbol of the king of the gods.

Associated with
  • Jupiter wields the Thunderbolt of Jupiter as his sovereign weapon, hurling it from the heavens to punish the wicked and enforce his decrees among gods and mortals alike.

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