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Rites
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Legacy
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Myths
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Cult epithets
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- Abode
- at the limits of Earth, at the extremity of Heaven
- Children
- Canens, Aithex, Olistene, Tiberinus, and Fontus
- Consort
- Camese, Venilia, and Juturna
- Etruscan
- Culsans
- Other names
- Ianuspater ("Janus Father"), Ianus Quadrifrons ("Janus Fourfaced"), Ianus Bifrons ("Two-faced Janus")
- Parents
- None (primordial deity) · Terra and Caelus (variant)
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Overview
- Ancient Roman religion Religion in ancient Rome
- Myth Roman mythology
- Latin Latin language
- Januarius Ianuarius
- Juno Juno (mythology)
- Tutelary deity
- Temple of Janus Temple of Janus (Roman Forum)
- Portunus Portunus (mythology)
- Flamen
- Sacerdos Glossary of ancient Roman religion
- Rex sacrorum
- Ancient Greeks Religion in ancient Greece
- Equivalent Interpretatio graeca
- Culśanś Culsans
- G. Dumézil
- Proto-Indo-European gods
- A tripartite structure Trifunctional hypothesis
- IE religions Proto-Indo-European religion
- Vedic
- Vâyu
- Vesta Vesta (mythology)
- Saraswati
- Agni
- Avestic
- Armaiti
- Anâitâ Anahita
- Deus otiosus
- Mircea Eliade
- Macrobius
- Nigidius Figulus
Etymology
- Latin
- Proto-Italic Proto-Italic language
- Indo-European Proto-Indo-European language
- Sanskrit
- Lithuanian Lithuanian language
- Ford Ford (crossing)
- Serbo-Croatian
- Paul the Deacon
- Indo-European Indo-European Languages
- Ovid
Theology and functions
Temples
- Roman Forum
- Battle of Mylae Battle of Milazzo (260 BC)
- Arch of Janus
- Statius
- Falerii
- Nerva
Cult epithets
- Carmen Saliare
- De Lingua Latina
- Johannes Lydus
- De Mensibus De Mensibus?action=edit&redlink=1
- Cedrenus
- Servius Honoratus
- Fasti Fasti (poem)
- Tertullian
- Augustine
- Arnobius
- Cornelius Labeo
- Maia Maia (mythology)
- Indigitamenta
- Libri pontificum Libri pontificum?action=edit&redlink=1
Rites
- Salii
- Devotio
- Arval Brethren
- Ordo sacerdotum Ordo sacerdotum?action=edit&redlink=1
- Omen
- Summanus
- Agonium
- Ianiculum
- Etruria
- Tiber
- Pons sublicius
- Tiber Island
- Patrician Patrician (ancient Rome)
- Sodalitas Sodales
- Mars Gradivus
- Pomerium
- Equirria
- Campus Martius
- Rite of Mamurius Veturius Mamuralia
- Agonium Martiale
- Quinquatrus
- Comitium
- Armilustrium
- Tubilustrium
- October Horse
- Aventine Aventine Hill
- Quirinalia
- Carinae
Myths
- Saturn Saturn (mythology)
- Picus
- Aborigines Aborigines (mythology)
- Helernus
- Striges
- Lustration
- Camese Camese?action=edit&redlink=1
- Latium
- Hyginus Gaius Julius Hyginus
- Tralles
- Atheneus
- Fontus
- Perrhebia Perrhebia?action=edit&redlink=1
- Romulus
- Kidnapped the Sabine women The Rape of the Sabine Women
- Tatius Titus Tatius
Origin, legends, and history
- Augustus
- Nero
- Gordianus III
- Procopius
- Gothic War Gothic War (535–554)
- Belisarius
- Theodosius I
- Evander Evander of Pallene
Relationship with other gods
- Sancus
- Third function Third function?action=edit&redlink=1
Janus in Etruria
Association with non-Roman gods
Legacy
- Genoa
- Selvazzano di Dentro Selvazzano Dentro
- Padua
- Demonology
- Bifrons Bifrons (demon)
- The Lesser Key of Solomon
- Merchant of Venice
- Othello
- Margaret Murray
- Early modern witch trials
- The Devil
- Pyrenees
- Janus Films
- Janus Society
- Homophile Homophile movement
- Philadelphia
- DRUM Drum (American magazine)
- Society of Janus
- BDSM
- The Eulenspiegel Society
- Cynthia Slater
- Leather Hall of Fame
- SM Sadomasochism
- Thriller Thriller (genre)
- The Janus Man
- Raymond Harold Sawkins
- GoldenEye
- Pierce Brosnan
- University of Maryland
- Janus cats Diprosopus
Bibliography
- De Vaan, Michiel Michiel de Vaan
- ISBN ISBN (identifier)
- Rizzoli RCS MediaGroup
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Nodes277
Edges276
Triples417
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00722
Components1
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Top relations
related to Myths · 32
Janus → Aborigines, As Ovid, Canens, Cardea, Carna, Carna-Crane, Consequently, Crane, Dumezil, Fasti, Fasti Ovid, February, Grane, Greek, Helernus, Her, In, June, Juno, Juno Moneta
related to Other sources · 29
Janus → Bonn, Cedrenus Historiarum Compendium, Clusiuius, Clusivius, Consivius, Cornelius Labeo's, Even, Fasti, Ianus Geminus, In, Iunonius, IV, Janus's, Labeo, Lydus, Lydus's, Macrobius, Macrobius's, Maia, Maia's
related to Tigillum Sororium · 27
Janus → Another, Behind, Carinae, Carna, Curiatius, Curitis, Deacon, Dumezil, Geminus, It, Its, Janus Curiatius, June, Juno, Juno Curitis, Juno Sororia, Livy, Marcus Horatius, October, Paul
related to God of beginnings and passages · 25
Janus → Argiletum, As, Cicero, Etruria, Forum Holitorium, He, Heaven, His, Ianus Geminus, In, Janiculum, Janus's, Jupiter, Latium, Ovid, Porta Carmentalis, Porta Ianualis, Rome, Sabines, Similarly
related to Ancient interpretations · 24
Janus → Another, Apollo, Chaos, Cook, Deacon, Diana Iana, Dianus, Diovis, Frazer, Ianus, In, Indo-European, It, Iuppiter, Latin, Macrobius, Moon, Nigidius, Nigidius Figulus, Paul
related to Cult epithets · 22
Janus → Aeneis, Another, Arnobius, Augustine, Bonn, Book, Carmen Saliare, Cedrenus's Historiarum Compendium, De Lingua Latina, Fasti, IV, Janus's, Johannes Lydus's De Mensibus, Literary, Lydus's, Macrobius's Saturnalia, Ovid's, Servius Honoratus's, Tertullian, The
related to history · 22
Janus → After, Augustus, Beginner, Camese, Gordianus III, He, Heaven, His, In, It, Janiculum, Janus Geminus, Jupiter, Latium, Nero, Numa Pompilius, Punic War, Romans, Sabines, Saturn
related to Janus in Etruria · 21
Janus → Aaron, After, Cardea, Earth, Etruscans, Forculus, Franciscan, Heaven, Ianitores, It, Johannes Lydus, Limentinus, Maggiani, Martianus Capella's, Nocturnus, On, Piacenza Liver, This, TINS, Varro
related to Rites · 20
Janus → Acta, Any, Apart, Arval Brethren, Carmen Saliare, Carna, Instances, Janus Quirinus, Julian, June, March, Mars, October, Owing, Quirinus, Salii, The, These, Tigillum Sororium, Vesta
related to Association with non-Roman gods · 19
Janus → Babylonian, Cylinder, Enki, Frankfort's, Greek, Instead, Isimud, London, On, Reproductions, Roman, Schilling, Sumerian, Sumero-Accadic, The, This, Unlike Janus, Usimu, XXI
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Important terminology
god juno quirinus two ancient one also first rite epithet roman time month beginning would function name war tigillum gods
Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Janus | Abode | at the limits of Earth, at the extremity of Heaven | 1.00 | infobox |
| Janus | Children | Canens, Aithex, Olistene, Tiberinus, and Fontus | 1.00 | infobox |
| Janus | Consort | Camese, Venilia, and Juturna | 1.00 | infobox |
| Janus | Etruscan | Culsans | 1.00 | infobox |
| Janus | Other names | Ianuspater ("Janus Father"), Ianus Quadrifrons ("Janus Fourfaced"), Ianus Bifrons ("Two-faced Janus") | 1.00 | infobox |
| Janus | Parents | None (primordial deity) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Janus | Parents | Terra and Caelus (variant) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Janus | Siblings | Saturn and Ops | 1.00 | infobox |
| Janus | Symbol | two faces | 1.00 | infobox |
| Janus | is a | god of motion and transitions he is not concerned directly with purification | 0.90 | text |
| Janus | is a | bearded adult | 0.90 | text |
| Janus | is a | second BDSM organization founded in the United States | 0.90 | text |
| Janus | is a | Roman god of war | 0.90 | text |
| Janus | is a | young prince of Zeal Kingdom and later becomes the Demon King Magus.In 2020 | 0.90 | text |
| Janus | is a | minor character in the American sitcom South Park who has dissociative identity disorder | 0.90 | text |
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