Jovial Origins: What Jupiter, Language, and Scripture Reveal About the Father

“Fatherness” is a mythological reality.

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The English “father” and Germanic “Vater” are etymologically related to Jupiter. The Latin “Iūpiter” means Father Jove. The first part of the word — Iū — is derived from the Proto-Indo-European “dyew” which means (to be bright, day sky), and “piter” is related to the Latin “pater” (father).

In ancient consciousness, a father is the one who …