jupiter

Roget category 979

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.5. Religious affections
›› 6.5.1. Superhuman beings and regions

#979. Jupiter

noun

god, goddess — heathen gods and goddesses — deva^† — Jupiter, Jove &c. — pantheon.
Allah^†, Bathala^†, Brahm^†, Brahma^†, Brahma^†, cloud-compeller, Devi, Durga, Kali, oread^†, the Great Spirit, Ushas — water nymph, wood nymph — Yama, Varuna, Zeus — Vishnu [Hindu deities], Siva, Shiva, Krishna, Juggernath^†, Buddha — Isis [Egyptian deities], Osiris, Ra — Belus, Bel, Baal^†, Asteroth &c. — Thor [Norse deities], Odin — Mumbo Jumbo — good genius, tutelary genius — demiurge, familiar — sibyl — fairy, fay — sylph, sylphid — Ariel^†, peri, nymph, nereid, dryad, seamaid, banshee, benshie^†, Ormuzd — Oberon, Mab, hamadryad^†, naiad, mermaid, kelpie^†, Ondine, nixie, sprite — denizens of the air — pixy etc. (bad spirit) 980.
mythology — heathen-mythology, fairy-mythology — Lempriere, folklore.

adjective

god-like, fairy-like — sylph-like — sylphic^†.

phrase

you moonshine revelers and shades of night" [Merry Wives].

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