In the ancient world, Janus is a statue with two faces. The faces show completely different emotions. A Janus-faced response would be saying something totally different from your true feelings but hiding the truth from the person you're talking to.
A Janus faced fact would be something that has contrasting aspects. The word origin comes from Janus, the Roman two-faced god.
A janus is a two-faced person or hypocrite.
Janus. The month of January is named for this god.
He is two faced
Janus-faced means there are two opposing sides of something. It usually pertain to one person with two different feelings about one thing.
Janus was not only the two-faced god, he was also the god of beginnings and endings. Therefore, January is considered the beginning of the year, and is named after Janus.
January, named for the Roman God Janus (or Ianus).
Janus = January
Janus: two-faced, he is also the god of endings.
That was 'Janus'. (jan-oos)
Janus, god of decisions and doorways
Janus, the two-faced Roman god of beginnings and doors.