January arrives, looking forward and back. That’s Janus, god of gates and doors, beginnings and endings. As we pass through the portal into 2012, let’s linger for a moment on Old Double-Face ...

In fairness, the “face transplant logo” is actually a representation of the Roman god of new beginningsnamed - you guessed it, Janus(as in Jan-uary).

Uniquely able to gaze into the past and the future, the god of beginnings began the ball by acknowledging several past queens in attendance, including Mrs. Nora Nolan Lambert who reigned in 1955.

Uniquely able to gaze into the past and the future, the god of beginnings began the ball with a nod to its 74 years of Carnival tradition, acknowledging several past queens in attendance and ...

The month itself was named for the Roman god Janus, god of gates, doors and beginnings. Janus was shown with two faces — one looking forward and one looking back.

The month of January, named after the two-faced god Janus, was later established as the beginning of the year by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE.

The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Feb. 18, 2005, at a distance of approximately 1.1 million kilometers (684,000 miles) from Janus and at a Sun ...

That helps. 8. Remember Janus And finally, stay true to the inspiration behind the month of January: a journey with a beginning and an end! As mentioned earlier, Janus was the Roman god of portals and ...