Jove or Greek: Zeus. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and the largest planet in the Solar System--it has more than twice the mass as all of the other planets put together (318 times more massive than the Earth). It's aliases include: Jove, or the Jovian Giant.
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In the English language, the planet of Jupiter is always known as Jupiter. However, in Greek mythology, that same god is known as Zeus.
Not unless you count the names in different languages. Jupiter is the Romans' name for Zeus, the king of the gods.
The king of gods, named after the greek version of Zeus
so jupiter is also zeus?
I don't know what you mean by "other name", but the Greeks called Jupiter: Zeus.
He was called Jupiter by the Romans.
No one can say for sure why the planet Jupiter was given that name. The ancient Romans, or their ancestors, gave it that name. It was named after the Roman god, Jupiter, who was identified by the Romans with the Greek god Zeus.
The name Jupiter means the supreme god. Jupiter is of Latin origin.
The name Jupiter comes from Roman mythology, where Jupiter was the king of the gods and the god of the sky and thunder. The name likely has its roots in the Latin word "Iuppiter," which combines "Iuppiter" (Jupiter) and "pater" (father).
The Latin name for Zeus is "Jupiter."