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In Cassandra Clare's The Shadowhunter Chronicles, the counterpart of Jace Herondale from an alternate dimension called Thule chooses the name "Janus" for himself after the Roman god. Janus particles are engineered micro- or nano-scopic particles possessing two distinct faces which have distinct physical or chemical properties.
Adoration of the Magi, Epiphany, January 6 January, from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. January (in Latin, Ianuarius) is named after Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions in Roman mythology. [1] Traditionally, the original Roman calendar consisted of 10 months totaling 304 days, winter being considered a month-less period.
It is unclear when the Romans reset the course of the year so that January and February came first. [1] Ianuarius is conventionally thought to have taken its name from Janus, the dual-faced god of beginnings, openings, passages, gates and doorways, [1] but according to ancient Roman farmers' almanacs Juno was the tutelary deity of the month. [2 ...
Januarius (/ ˌ dʒ æ n. j u ˈ ɛər i ə s / JAN-yoo-AIR-ee-əs; [2] Latin: Ianuarius; Neapolitan and Italian: Gennaro), also known as Januarius I of Benevento, was Bishop of Benevento and is a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and Armenian Apostolic Church.
January is a given name. It is derived from the name of the month January, which comes from Janus, a Roman god who stood for beginnings and transitions. [1] People
The Norse name for the planet Venus was Friggjarstjarna, 'Frigg's star'. [21] It is based on the Latin diēs Veneris, "Day of Venus". Saturday: named after the Roman god Saturn associated with the Titan Cronus, father of Zeus and many Olympians.
In pre-Christian Rome, under the Julian calendar, the day was dedicated to Janus, god of gateways and beginnings, for whom January is also named. From Roman times until the mid-18th century, the new year was celebrated at various stages and in various parts of Christian Europe on 25 December, on 1 March, on 25 March and on the movable feast of ...
The Two Faces of January is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. Its title alludes to the two faces of the Roman god Janus , after whom the month of January was named. Biographer Andrew Wilson, in his 2003 publication Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith claims the title is 'appropriate for the janus-faced, flux-like ...