Dii Majores

Alternative forms

 * — di and dei are both acceptable forms in Latin for 'gods'. ("Dii" itself is a respelling of "di", indicating the length of the vowel by geminatio vocalium.) Also Dii majores, dii majores with varying capitalization, and with maiores following current Latin spelling.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  The twelve great gods of Roman mythology, namely Juno, Vesta, Minerva, Ceres, Diana, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Vulcan, and Apollo.
 * 2) By extension, any illustrious or eminent group of people, not necessarily twelve in number; most frequently applied to writers of literature.