I just got this tonight when i looked for "Janus-faced" word ,then i got two-faced, i was wondering where it comes from!
Ok i'm gonna share what i got through my search and by a look through Merriam-Webster:
In Roman religion , Janus was the deity who presided over doors,gates,archways,and all beginnings, structural and temporal (the month of January is named for him).He is represented as having a single head with two faces looking in opposite directions.The shrine of Janus in the Roman Forum was a rectangular bronze structure with double doors at each end.Traditionally, the doors were left open in times of war and kept closed in times of peace.That open/closed dichotomy, along with the deity's two-faced head,confres duplicity and contrariness to the word "Janus," evinced in the meaning of the term "Janus-faced."
In Roman religion , Janus was the deity who presided over doors,gates,archways,and all beginnings, structural and temporal (the month of January is named for him).He is represented as having a single head with two faces looking in opposite directions.The shrine of Janus in the Roman Forum was a rectangular bronze structure with double doors at each end.Traditionally, the doors were left open in times of war and kept closed in times of peace.That open/closed dichotomy, along with the deity's two-faced head,confres duplicity and contrariness to the word "Janus," evinced in the meaning of the term "Janus-faced."
You know what made me begin looking for this word? i was wondering if i can use it for calling people with ,as i see these days those who deserve it.
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