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Janus

Boy NameRoman Mythology Origin

Meaning

Means "archway" in Latin. Janus was the Roman god of gateways and beginnings, often depicted as havi

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Famous People Named Janus

Janus Chess

Janus Chess is a chess variant invented in 1978 by Werner Schöndorf from Bildstock, Germany.

CompassionSpiritualityWisdom

Janus: A Summing Up

Janus: A Summing Up is a 1978 book by Arthur Koestler, in which the author develops his philosophical idea of the holarchy.

CreativityIntelligenceWisdom

Janus Bey

Janus Bey, in Turkish Yunus Bey (born in Modon at the end of the 15th century; died 1541/42) was a Greek who became an interpreter (dragoman) and ambassador for the Ottoman Empire.

AmbitionCharismaLeadership

Janus Djurhuus

Jens Hendrik Oliver Djurhuus, called Janus Djurhuus, (26 February 1881, Tórshavn – 1 September 1948, Tórshavn) was the first modern Faroese poet.

CreativityIntelligenceWisdom

Janus Recognition Toolkit (JRTk)

Janus Recognition Toolkit (JRTk), sometimes referred to as Janus, is a general purpose speech recognition toolkit developed and maintained by the Interactive Systems Laboratories at Carnegie Mellon.

CourageLeadershipResilience

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Perun

Slavic

Perun, the Slavic god of thunder, is associated with doorways and thresholds, similar to Janus's role as a guardian of gateways.

Anubis

Egyptian

Anubis, the Egyptian god of the afterlife, oversaw transitions and beginnings in the journey from life to death, echoing Janus's role as a guardian of thresholds.

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