Jupiter Indiges

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Jupiter Indiges is the deified form under which Aeneas was worshipped after his death, receiving divine honours and being carried up to heaven. The title links him to the supreme Roman god Jupiter, emphasizing his apotheosis.

When

First attested: 100 BCE
Attested period: -100 – 2020
Historical notes: Attested in later Roman sources such as Dionysius of Halicarnassus (1st c. BCE).

Relationships

manifests as: Aeneas
co occurs with: Aphrodite, Juno, Anchises, Turnu, Latinus, Ascanius, Creusa, Lavinia
manifested by: Aeneas

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Aphrodite
Juno
Anchises
Turnu
Latinus
Ascanius
Creusa
Lavinia
Aeneas

Sources

encyclopedia (1)

Aeneas (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)

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Source passages

“He receives divine honours, and is worshipped under the name of Jupiter Indiges (Dionysius Halle. i. 64).”
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