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Nov 5, 2023 · Terminus (the god of boundaries), Quirinus*, Janus (the god of all beginnings, endings, time and choices), Bellona (The goddess of war). *Quirinus had his own special priest the Flamen Quirinalis who was one of the flamines maiores/major priests.
Where can I find out more about the god Janus? : r/ancientrome
Jul 24, 2021 · In modern historiography, ancient Rome encompasses the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC, the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic, Roman Empire, and the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.
Mythology for the Week: Janus, god of beginnings
Jan 5, 2018 · As a tribute to January and the new and fresh 2018, I decided to start the thread with Janus, a Roman God. The thing we do where we think about the resolutions for the new year having made a retrospect from the year that is coming to an end relates to this god. The name Ianus etimologically relates to the word ianua (which means door). He was ...
Janus - Roman God of Beginnings : r/Deities - Reddit
Aug 23, 2021 · God of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, and ending Janus presided over the beginning and ending of conflict, and hence war and peace. The gates of a building in Rome named after him (not a temple, as it is often called, but an open enclosure with gates at each end) were opened in time of war, and closed to mark ...
How do you exactly worship Janus the Roman god? : r/pagan
Jan 18, 2024 · Following the traditional Roman manner, Janus recieves cult whenever any other god recieves it. As the god of beginnings and liminality, he was invoked at the beginning of rituals, and Vesta was invoked at the end. The new year, the beginning of each month, weddings, births, planting. Any "beginning", material or figurative, is the domain of Janus.
Unveiling the Ancient Roman God Janus: Doors, Beginnings, and
Mar 15, 2024 · In a little French town called Vaison-la-Romaine, a piece of Roman clay tile was found with a toddler's footprint on it. The footprint was obviously made while the clay tile was drying, so this just shows that children 2,000 years ago weren’t that different: they are always curious to experience new
Fun Fact: Janus is actually a Roman god, and January is his ... - Reddit
It essentially serves the purpose of Janus’ role in the pantheon, he is the guardian of importance in intermittent time. Making the fact that his omnipotence over his subjects/mortal objects as collecting humans valuable to their contributions unto Greeco Roman society.
Janus, the Roman god from whom January gets its name.
Dec 31, 2021 · Janus am I; oldest of potentates; Forward I look, and backward, and below. I count, as god of avenues and gates, The years that through my portals come and go. (January by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) “January” is named after “Janus”, the Roman god of doors, transitions, beginnings, and endings. Janus was depicted as having two opposite ...
Janus. The Roman god of transitions/gates and beginnings
Apr 2, 2023 · Janus was pretty cool. If they ever do an in-current-canon origins story of an Ancient, I would LOVE for it to be Janus. You also should mention he invented the Attero Device.
Besides Janus, did the Romans have any original gods? Or we’re all ...
Feb 12, 2023 · Janus is the most famous of these, though Quirinus was also a distinctly Roman god who appears to have been part of the original Roman Capitoline Triad (along with Jupiter and Mars) and was identified with the deified Romulus, the mythical founder of Rome.