January, the first month in the year, was named after the Roman God Janus.
It was a month of festivals of purification, named after the old Latin/Etruscan god Februus.
A bit of confusion here, I think. Aries is the zodiac sign meaning "the ram". There is no month named after it. "Ares" (note different spelling) is the Greek god of war, called "Mars" in Roman mythology, and the month of March is named for him.
January is named for Janus (Ianuarius), the god of the doorway; the name has its beginnings in Roman mythology, where the Latin word for door (ianua) comes from - January is the door to the year.
The month of March was originally named (on the Julian Calendar) after Mars, the Roman God of war. Mars was originally a more peaceful god associated with the harvest, nature and fertility. As Rome began their campaign of expansionism, Mars' role in the Roman pantheon of gods became more associated with war and protection of the Roman civilization. As he was originally associated with the harvest and livestock which provided the staples of life, bread and meat, the transition is easy to understand, as the populace of Rome needed to eat and more importantly, the Roman soldiers could not march or fight on an empty stomach.
yes. venus is the roman version of aphrodite
'Jan' is a common abbreviation for the month 'January', which is named after 'Janus', the Roman god of doorways.
The month of March was named after Mars, the Roman god of war.
The Roman god Janus is the namesake of the month of January. Janus was the Roman god of doors and beginnings.
The Roman god Janus is the namesake of the month of January. Janus was the Roman god of doors and beginnings.
The month of March was named after Mars, the Roman god of war.
The month of March is named after Mars, the ancient Roman god of war. He was also considered a guardian of agriculture and fertility.
The Roman god Janus,who had two faces. The month of January is named after him.
January, named for the Roman God Janus (or Ianus).
Romulus named it the first month of the year and named it after the Roman god of war
January. It is named after Janus.
March was named after the Roman god of war, Mars.
March