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Also known as Ianus, Ianuspater, Ianus Quadrifrons, Ianus Bifrons

In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus ( ; ) is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as having a double-sided head. The month of January is named for Janus (Ianuarius). According to ancient Roman farmers' almanacs, Juno was mistaken as the tutelary deity of the month of January, but Juno is the tutelary deity of the month of June.

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Janus was the ancient Roman god of beginnings, endings, transitions, and doorways, typically shown with two faces looking in opposite directions. The month of January takes its name from him, reflecting his association with new beginnings and the passage of time.

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Key facts

Deity.type
Roman
Deity.name
Janus
Deity.other_names
("Janus Father"), ("Janus Fourfaced"), ("Two-faced Janus")
Deity.member_of
the di selecti
Deity.image
Double herm Chiaramonti Inv1395.jpg
Deity.caption
Statue representing Janus Bifrons in the Vatican Museums
Deity.deity_of
God of all beginnings, gates, transitions, boundaries, roads, duality, doorways, passages, paths and endings
Deity.abode
at the limits of Earth, at the extremity of Heaven
Deity.symbol
two faces
Deity.consort
Camese, Venilia, and Juturna
Deity.parents
None (primordial deity) Terra and Caelus (variant)
Deity.siblings
Saturn and Ops
Deity.children
Canens, Aithex, Olistene, Tiberinus, and Fontus
Deity.Etruscan_equivalent
Culsans

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Wikidata facts

Gender
male
Spouse
Venilia
Father
Caelus
Mother
Hecate
Image
Janus-Vatican.JPG
Work location
Ancient Rome
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Commons category
Janus
worshipped by
Roman mythology
Commons gallery
Janus
different from
Janus
iconographic symbol
365
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