Janus
noun
uk/ˈdʒeɪ.nəs/us/ˈdʒeɪ.nəs/inRomanmythology(=ancientstories), thegodofbeginnings,gates, anddoorways. He is oftenshownwith twofaces, onelookingforwardand onelookingbackward:
杰纳斯，两面神（罗马神话中的天门神，头部前后各长着一张脸）Januarytakesitsnamefrom theRomangodJanus.January（一月）来自罗马神话中天门神的名字Janus。
- Janus is thetwo-facedRomangodthatglimpsesboth the past and thefuture.
- ARomangod, Janusguardeddoorwaysand wasthereforethegodofauspiciousbeginnings.
- Janusdevelopedinto agodof allbeginnings, andaccordinglythemonthofJanuarywasnamedin hishonour.
- The twofacesof thegodJanus hadappearedonoppositesidesof Rome’s War Gates.
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