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Janus
In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus (; , ) is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, doorways, time, and doors, andby of gates, doors, doorways, passages and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces, since he looks to the future and to the past. It is conventionally thought that the month of January is named for Janus (Ianuarius), but according to ancient Roman farmers' almanacs Juno was the tutelary deity of the month.

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