Jove (Jupiter)

Jove, or Jupiter, is the king of the gods in Roman mythology. Equivalent to the Greek god Zeus, Jupiter was also the god of the sky and thunder and lightning. Jupiter came to be intimately connected with the Roman government, because the Romans believed that he had granted them good favor as a result of their honor. In many ways, Jupiter was the personification of Rome's divinely-sanctioned power.  Many temples were dedicated to Jupiter, the twin of Juno. At these temples Romans made offerings of white oxen and lambs. Jove is the English name for Jupiter. 
==Jove References in Stevens' Poetry ==
There are two references to Jove in Stevens' poetry: 
*Sunday Morning: "Jove in the clouds had his inhuman birth," line 31
*An Ordinary Evening in New Haven: "The statue of Jove among the boomy clouds," line 418 
==References ==
1. http://www.wallacestevens.com/concordance/WSdb.cgi