Thunderer, The, Jupiter. See Tonitrualis.

“O king of gods and men, whose awful hand

Disperses thunder on the seas and land,

Disposing all with absolute command.”

Virgil.

“The eternal thunderer sat enthroned in gold.”

Homer.

“So when thick clouds enwrap the mountain’s head,

O’er heaven’s expanse like one black ceiling spread;

Sudden the thunderer, with a flashing ray,