# Jupiter — Cymbeline character guide

> Jupiter in Cymbeline by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0031-act-v-scene-iv

## Who they are

King of the gods, descends in a vision to comfort Posthumus.

## In the story

### [Scene IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/chapters/act-v-scene-iv)

Descends in thunder on an eagle to rebuke the ghosts and deliver a prophecy of Posthumus's eventual happiness and Britain's peace.

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