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Jove

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Jove  (jv)
n. Roman Mythology
See Jupiter.
Idiom:
by Jove
Used as a mild oath to express surprise or emphasis.
[Middle English, from Archaic Latin Iovis or from Latin Iov-, stem of Iuppiter; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]
Jove
Noun
1. Jupiter (the god)
2. by Jove Old-fashioned an exclamation of surprise or for emphasis
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Jove - (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
Jupiter
Roman mythology - the mythology of the ancient Romans


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But some of them thought that this was not right, that they should have a king and a proper constitution, so they determined to send up a petition to Jove to give them what they wanted.
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Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Jove fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles, first fell out with one another.
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Nevertheless, Leviathan is of so mighty a magnitude, all his proportions are so stately, that the same deficiency which in the sculptured Jove were hideous, in him is no blemish at all.
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