A ceremony dedicated to this god involved striking a pig with a piece of flintstone taken from a temple dedicated to his Feretrius aspect, and was performed by a collegium of priests called the fetials.
A ceremony dedicated to this god involved striking a pig with a piece of flintstone taken from a temple dedicated to his Feretrius aspect, and was performed by a collegium of priests called the fetials. Feasts dedicated to this deity took place on the ides of September and November. Oaths were sworn on a stone dedicated to this deity, his namesake "lapis", and his other epithets included Stator and Tonans. The high priest of this deity was only allowed to undress indoors, was the only one allowed to wear a conical white cap called the albogalerus, and was known as the (*) Flamen Dialis. He was a member of the Archaic Triad with Quirinus and Mars, and later made up the Capitoline Triad with Minerva and his wife Juno. For 10 points, name this thunderbolt-slinging chief Roman deity.
A ceremony dedicated to this god involved striking a pig with a piece of flintstone taken from a temple dedicated to his Feretrius aspect, and was performed by a collegium of priests called the fetials.
Jupiter [or Iuppiter; or Jove, do not prompt on or accept "Zeus"]