god
Ianus
Janus
The two-faced Roman god of doorways and beginnings; his temple stood open in war, shut in peace.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 1 §19 Janus
God of doorways; his temple stood open in war, shut in peace.
- The History of Rome, Book 1 §32 Janus Quirinus
Janus in his war-aspect, invoked in the fetial declaration of war.
- The History of Rome, Book 8 §9 Janus
The two-faced god of beginnings and doorways, invoked first in the devotio formula.