Janus was the most prominent Roman god who wasn't linked to a Greek god. He was the two-faced god of beginnings and endings, duality, and transition. Thus, he was a god of both war and peace, birth and death, and journeys in general. The month of January is named after him.

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The most common auguries in ancient Rome were predicting the future through birds. Oscines (ravens, crows, owls, hens) gave auspices via their singing while alites (eagles, vultures) gave auspices via their flying. The black woodpecker was both an oscine and an alite.
🎨 Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur

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Janus was the most important Roman god that didn't have a Greek counterpart. He was the two-faced god of beginnings, journeys, transitions, and endings. As a god of transitions, Janus oversaw births, journeys, and exchanges. The month of January was named after him.

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In Greek mythology, first there was only Chaos, and then Chaos birthed Gaia (the Earth), Erebus (Darkness), Nyx (Night), and Tartarus (Underworld). These primordial forces in turn produced such entities as Uranus (Sky), Pontus (Ocean), and Hemera (Day).
🎨 George Frederic Watts

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