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| Jupiter was the ruler of the Roman pantheon. He exhibited many of the characteristics of his Greek counterpart, Zeus. In this 1811 painting by French neoclassical artist, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, the sea nymph Thetis beseeches Jupiter on behalf of her son, Achilles. | ||||||
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| Musee Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France/Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York | ||||||
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| Roman Mythology; Ancient Rome; Jupiter (mythology) | ||||||
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