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God who appears in the expression Selvansl Tularias, "Selvans of the boundaries", which identifies him as a god of boundaries. But also Selvans Calusta (see Calus above). [9] The name is either borrowed from the Roman god, Silvanus or the original source of the Roman god's name. [41] Sethlans: Etruscan blacksmith and craftsman god, often ...
The two-faced Roman god come to life," after learning of Trevelyan's betrayal. The University of Maryland's undergraduate history journal, created in 2000, is named Janus. [274] Cats with the congenital disorder diprosopus, which causes the face to be partly or completely duplicated on the head, are known as Janus cats. [275]
These characteristics suggest that he was a protector of gateways, who could watch over the gate with two pairs of eyes. Many scholars recognize the deity Janus as a Roman equivalent to Culśanś because he is also rendered as a bifrōns (two-faced god) and his divine realm also includes the protection of doorways and gates.
Isimud (also Isimu; [1] Akkadian: Usmû; Hurrian: Izzummi [2]) was a Mesopotamian god regarded as the divine attendant of the god Enki (Ea). He was depicted with two faces. No references to temples dedicated to him are known, though ritual texts indicate he was worshiped in Uruk and Babyl
A liminal deity is a god or goddess in mythology who presides over thresholds, gates, or doorways; "a crosser of boundaries". [1] These gods are believed to oversee a state of transition of some kind; such as, the old to the new, the unconscious to the conscious state, the familiar to the unknown.
Janus, double-faced or two-headed god of beginnings and endings and of doors. Juno, Queen of the gods, goddess of matrimony, and one of the Dii Consentes. Equivalent to Greek Hera. Jupiter, King of the gods, god of storms, lightning, sky, and one of the Dii Consentes; was assigned a flamen maior. Equivalent to Greek Zeus. Justitia, goddess of ...
His statue was made of oak wood, had a head with seven faces, seven swords at his belt and an eighth in his hand. According to Saxo, he was a war deity, also associated with the sexual sphere. [37] The interpretation of his name remains a matter of debate. Porevit: Rani: Porevit is a god mentioned by Saxo Grammaticus and in the Knýtlinga saga.
Bangpūtys, two-faced Lithuanian god whose focus is on the weather and the sea; Hausos, PIE dawn goddess, reflexes of whom are common in daughter cultures; Ikenga, two-faced Igbo spirit of fate, fortune, and achievement; Isimud, two-faced Mesopotamian messenger god; Janus, two-faced Roman god whose focus is on doorways, endings, and beginnings ...