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Janus (mythology)

Janus (mythology), in Roman mythology, the god of doors and gateways, and also of beginnings. His principal temple in the Forum had doors facing...

Janus (astronomy), small satellite of the planet Saturn. Janus is the sixth-furthest known moon from the planet. It orbits Saturn at a distance of...

January, first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, consisting of 31 days. The name of the month is derived from Janus, the Roman god of gates...

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- Roman god shown with two faces: in Roman mythology, the god of beginnings, of the past and the future, of gates, doorways, and bridges, and of peace, traditionally depicted as having two faces.
- satellite of Saturn: a small irregularly shaped satellite of Saturn, discovered in 1978

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