Today is the FORMAL celebration the Roman God Janus, Rome named this month after Janus himself. But who was he?Well there’s the hard but easy part because like most deities, their legends and lore grow and change overtime. However, some of the earliest stories concerning this God say that he is the oldest of all and that he brought forth the sun by throwing open the Gates of Heaven each and every day. Because of this, he became the God of all passageways and doors. In fact, whenever Romans built a door, they carved dedications into it to Janus.
When drawn, just like on the Roman coin, Janus was shown as having two faces. One that looked into the future and one that looked into the past.
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