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BL> BTW, who was Janus? I know he was a two-faced Greek god, but I
BL> can't remember what he was the god of...
JG> {jayn'-uhs}
JG> In Roman mythology, Janus was the doorkeeper of heaven and the
JG> god of beginnings and endings.
JG> Janus was represented in art with two faces, looking in
JG> opposite directions, symbolizing his knowledge of the past and
JG> the future
Thanks for that, Jeff. A Roman god... not Greek.
JG> Straight from the Groliers Encyclopaedia. BTW, it's a great
JG> show.
I'm still not sure how Janus applies to justice in Victoria, unless
they thought mistakenly as I did, that he was two-faced and
hypocritical.
Regards,
Bob
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