JANUS

GOD OF BEGINNINGS

Janus is the Roman god of beginnings and transitions, he presides over doorways, gates, and endings. He is depicted as having two faces, looking to the past and the future. He was perhaps the most important god to the ancient Romans.

Roman Depiction

REALM OF RESPONSIBILITY

ICONOGRAPHY

-Two faces

-Doorways

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