The cult statue of Janus depicted the god bearded with two heads ... Pack up some sweets to share, grab your keys, and shut the door on 2017. Tomorrow: Explainer: the gods behind the days of ...

The two faces of the god Janus had appeared on opposite sides of Rome’s War Gates (or, the Gates of Janus, the god of doorways and beginnings, the namesake of January). Emperors bragged if these gates ...

Usually seen as just the god of doors, Janus’s role in Roman religion went beyond a simple case of Greek syncretism. Roman mythology was peculiar compared to its contemporaries. Greek and ...

Janus was the god of beginnings and endings, transitions, doors, basically anything that had two different but complementary functions — epitomized by the fact he had two faces. Janus was so ...

Janus is a Roman god greatly misunderstood. He is known by many names. The god of gates, the titan of transitions, the deity of doorways and dualities—characteristics worthy of celebration yet ...

In the depictions I have found, Janus gazes both left and right, not looking especially happy with what he sees in either direction. (He’s also the god of doorways — that’s what his name ...

and this led to the name Janus, which stems from the Roman god of beginnings, transitions, doorways, time, and duality. Janus was known for having two faces, one looking forward and one looking back.