[Jupiter.] […] In short, almost every nation had its own Jupiter. […] The son of Jupiter and Maia; the God of eloquence, of arts and sciences, and the messenger of Jupiter. […] The Romans supposed them to be descendants of Jupiter and Larmida. […] Rhadamanthus, son of Jupiter and Europa, was judge of the Asiatics.

Jupiter vainly sought his absent mistress, and it was only long afterward that he discovered her and her little bear son Areas. […] Jupiter could scarcely credit what he saw. […] Dissatisfied with the portion allotted him, he once conspired to dethrone Jupiter; but, unfortunately for the success of his undertaking, his plot was discovered before he could put it into execution, and Jupiter, in punishment for his temerity, exiled him to earth. […] Such an act of violence could not be overlooked by the gods: so Jupiter summoned Ixion to appear before him and state his case. […] Their love grew and prospered, and Jupiter came down from Olympus as often as possible to enjoy the society of his beloved.