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<\/a><\/p>\nBut\u00a0we will start with some\u00a0Roman (Greek) mythology. Jupiter (Zeus) was the\u00a0king of the gods and Juno (Hera) his wife. Jupiter was an promiscuous god with numerous extramarital affairs and Juno was a jealous spouse, always keeping a eye on her adulterous husband.\u00a0 Here are a few of his affairs<\/p>\n
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- He lusted for Io<\/a>, and transformed the girl\u00a0into a cow, to hide her from\u00a0 his wife. In vain, Juno\u00a0asked him to give her the cow as a present.<\/li>\n
- He abducted Europa<\/a>, disguised as a bull. King Minos of Crete was one of their children<\/li>\n
- He fell in love with the nymph Callisto<\/a> and took the shape of virgin goddess(!) Artemis to seduce her.<\/li>\n
- He was so enchanted of Ganymede<\/a>, that, in the shape of a raven, he\u00a0took\u00a0the beautiful boy(!) to Mount Olympos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
You will understand that as schoolboys we were always\u00a0happy when our Latin and Greek \u00a0teachers told us about these myths…:-)<\/p>\n
Back to astronomy. Jupiter is the largest\u00a0planet in our solar system. The planet is so big\u00a0that all the other planets\u00a0would fit in it. It is the second-brightest planet (after Venus) in the night sky.<\/p>\n
In 1610, Galileo discovered that Jupiter has four moons. In the image you can see their size, compared to Jupiter. They look small beside\u00a0the planet, but they are actually big. The largest one, Ganymede, is bigger than the planet Mercury!<\/p>\n
- He abducted Europa<\/a>, disguised as a bull. King Minos of Crete was one of their children<\/li>\n