The first month of the year was named after Janus (Ianuarius), the Roman god of beginnings and endings ... The Latin root word of Janus's name is iānu, meaning door. Fittingly, he is often ...

In Roman mythology, Janus was the god of doors, gates and transitions. Able to see in two directions, Janus was associated with passages, beginnings and endings. In January, the month named for ...

The Romans named the first month of the year after Janus, the mythological god of doors and gates, who had the distinct ability to see both the past and the future. He was thus depicted to have two ...

Even more fitting is the two-faced image of Janus, often located over gates and doors. You won’t find a more two-faced president than Trump, whose wild rants about making Canada a state are quite the ...