god
Janus
also: Iane, Matutinus pater
The two-faced Roman god of beginnings and doorways, invoked as 'Father of mornings' at the start of each day's business — and of Horace's song.
Reading notes
- The Odes §4.15 Quirinal Janus
Whose temple Augustus 'shut, empty of wars,' a sign of universal peace.
- The Epistles §1.1 Janus
The two-faced Roman god of beginnings and doorways, invoked as 'Father of mornings' at the start of each day's business — and of Horace's song.
- The Satires §2.6 or Janus
The two-faced god of beginnings and doorways, 'Father of mornings,' invoked at the start of the day's business and of the poem.