Jupiter Pluvius

Jupiter Pluvius
Jupiter Pluvius [plo͞o′vē əs]
n.
L, lit., Jupiter who brings rain: pluvius, rainy < pluere, to rain: see PLUVIAL
Jupiter regarded as the giver of rain

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