god
Janus
also: Ianum, Janus, iani, ianuae
The two-faced Roman god of beginnings, doorways, and passages, invoked first in any sacrifice. Cicero derives his name from eundo (going), whence iani (passages) and ianuae (doorways).
Reading notes
- On the Nature of the Gods §2.67 they wished Janus to be foremost in sacrifice
Janus, the two-faced god of doorways and beginnings, named first in every Roman sacrifice. Balbus derives his name from ire ("to go"), source of the words iani (passages) and ianuae (doors).