Dii Majores

English Alternative forms en Dei Majores Di Majores — 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 From en la di maiores greater gods. Noun Dii Majores - p en Roman god The twelve great gods of Roman mythology, namely Juno, Vesta, Minerva, Ceres, Diana, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Vulcan, and Apollo. By extension, any illustrious or eminent group of people, not necessarily twelve in number; most frequently applied to writers of literature. en the twelve Di Majores of Latin letters en pluralia tantum