Sub Jove
Preserved but no longer current.
Under Jove; in the open air. Jupiter is the g9d of the upper regions of the air, as Juno is of the lower regions, Neptune of the waters of the sea, Vesta of the earth, Ceres of the surface soil, and Hades of the invisible or under-world.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Sub Jove” mean?
Under Jove; in the open air. Jupiter is the g9d of the upper regions of the air, as Juno is of the lower regions, Neptune of the waters of the sea, Vesta of the earth, Ceres of the surface soil, and Hades of the invisible or under-world.
Is “Sub Jove” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.