Janus
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In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as having a double-sided head. Th
Statue representing Janus Bifrons in the Vatican Museums
Different depictions of Janus from Bernard de Montfaucon's L'antiquité expliquée et représentée en figures
The temple of Janus with closed doors, on a sestertius issued under Nero in 66 AD from the mint at Lugdunum
The month of January is named after Janus.
Juno (mythology)
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Juno is a goddess in the ancient Roman religion, the protector and special counsellor of the state. She equates to Hera, queen of the gods in Greek mythology and a goddess of marriage. A daughter of S
Juno Sospita, a plaster cast based on an original in the Vatican Museums
Juno-Hera, antique fresco from Pompeii
Punishment of Ixion: in the center is Mercury holding the caduceus and on the right Juno sits on her throne. Behind her Iris stands and gestures. On the left is Vulcan (blond figure) standing behind the wheel, manning it, with Ixion already tied to it. Nephele sits at Mercury's feet; a Roman fresco from the eastern wall of the triclinium in the House of the Vettii, Pompeii, Fourth Style (60–79 AD).
A woman, perhaps Juno Lucina, goddess of childbirth, presents the goddess of love, Aphrodite (Roman Venus) with the beautiful infant Adonis.