# Jove — Poetry character guide

> Jove in Poetry by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** O Jove

**First appearance:** 0000-venus-and-adonis

## Who they are

The king of the gods, invoked by characters in distress.

## Relationships

### [Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_28_se/characters/death)

_rivalry_

Death and Jove are opposing forces, with Death claiming Lucrece despite Jove's divine authority over life.

### [Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_28_se/characters/death)

_rivalry_

Death and Jove are opposing forces, with Death claiming Lucrece despite Jove's divine authority over life.

## In the story

### [The Passionate Pilgrim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_28_se/chapters/the-passionate-pilgrim)

Referenced as Jove in comparisons of divine power and beauty.

### [Sonnet V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_28_se/chapters/v)

The beloved's eye is compared to Jove's lightning and voice to his thunder, emphasizing divine power and beauty.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_28_se/chapters/vi)

Invoked by Venus in her exclamation 'O Jove,' wishing she were a flood to embrace Adonis.

### [Sonnets to Sundry Notes of Music](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_28_se/chapters/sonnets-to-sundry-notes-of-music)

Referenced as a god who would swear Juno an Ethiope and turn mortal for love.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_28_se/chapters/xvii)

Mentioned as willing to swear Juno an Ethiope and become mortal for the beloved.

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