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to: Jeff Green
from: Bob Lawrence
date: 1995-03-29 09:26:14
subject: Janus

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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