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Definitions of janus in various dictionaries:
noun - (Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages
The god of gates and doorways, depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions.
The satellite of Saturn that is fourth in distance from the planet.
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| A worsted fabric with each side a different color is named for this Roman god |
| The main shrine of this Roman god of entrances had 2 doors & his 2-faced statue |
| The logo for this investment corporation based in Denver is the profile of a head with 2 faces |
| One of Saturn's many moons is named for this 2-faced Roman god |
| This Roman god was unusual in that he had 2 faces & no Greek counterpart |
| This 2-faced god presided over doors & beginnings, such as the beginning of the year |
| When presiding over the new yer, this Roman god holds the numbers 300 & 65 in his hands |
| In Roman myth his blessing was asked for at the beginning of each month, not just the first |
| This Roman god of gates & doors is depicted with 2 faces: one looking to the past & one to the future |
| On January 1 in Ancient Rome, citizens gave each other small coins with an image of this god on them |
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| In ancient Roman religion and myth, bJanusb (dens Latin: Ianus, pronounced ja.nus) is the god of beginnings and transitions, and thereby of gates, doors, doorways, passages and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces, since he looks to the future and to the past. |
| (Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head |
| in Roman mythology ( ancient stories), the god of beginnings, gates, and doorways. He is often shown with two faces, one looking forward and one looking backward: |
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In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus (; Latin: IANVS (Inus), pronounced [ja.nus]) is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces, since he looks to the future and to the past. It is conventionally thought that the month of January is named for Janus (Ianuarius), but according to ancient Roman farmers' almanacs Juno was the tutelary deity of the month.Janus presided over the beginning and ending of conflict, and hence war and peace. The gates of a building in Rome named after him, not a temple as it is often called, but an open enclosure with gates at each end, were opened in time of war, and closed to mark the arrival of peace (which did not happen very often). As a god of transitions, he had functions pertaining to birth and to journeys and exchange, and in his association with Portunus, a similar harbor and gateway god, he was concerned with travelling, trading and shipping. * Janus had no fl |