The month January is named after Janus, who is the god of beginnings and transitions and has two faces and so can see into the past and the future.
January, named for the Roman God Janus (or Ianus).
Janus the god of doors and gateways had two faces, but he is a Roman god, not Greek.
The Ancient Romans named the months based on their mythology and words. When the months were originally named, there was 10 named months and 2 unnamed months that occurred in Winter. The year also started with "Martius" or March. Numa Pompilius was the first Roman ruler to change the calendar. He added "Januarius" or January and "Februarius" or February. The origin of the leap year also began with the month of "Intercalaris" or Intercalendar. Julius Caesar removed Intercalendar and changed the lengths of some months for his Julian calendar in 46 BC.The origin for the actual names of the months are listed below:Januarius (named after the Roman god Janus who was a 2 headed god looking back to the last year and forward to the new)Februarius, (named after Februa, the Roman festival of purification that occurred during the month)Martius (named after Mars, god of war)Aprilis, (named after Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love)Maius, (named after Maia, goddess of Spring)Junius, (named after Juno, goddess of marriage)Quintilis, (means "fifth month") CHANGED TO:Julius (named after Julius Caesar) Sextilis (means "sixth month") CHANGED TO:Augustus (named after Augustus Caesar) September, (means "seventh month")October, (means "eighth month")November, (means "ninth month")December, (means "tenth month")
The Ancient Romans named the months based on their mythology and words. When the months were originally named, there was 10 named months and 2 unnamed months that occurred in Winter. The year also started with "Martius" or March. Numa Pompilius was the first Roman ruler to change the calendar. He added "Januarius" or January and "Februarius" or February. The origin of the leap year also began with the month of "Intercalaris" or Intercalendar. Julius Caesar removed Intercalendar and changed the lengths of some months for his Julian calendar in 46 BC.The origin for the actual names of the months are listed below:Januarius (named after the Roman god Janus who was a 2 headed god looking back to the last year and forward to the new)Februarius, (named after Februa, the Roman festival of purification that occurred during the month)Martius (named after Mars, god of war)Aprilis, (named after Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love)Maius, (named after Maia, goddess of Spring)Junius, (named after Juno, goddess of marriage)Quintilis, (means "fifth month") CHANGED TO:Julius (named after Julius Caesar) Sextilis (means "sixth month") CHANGED TO:Augustus (named after Augustus Caesar) September, (means "seventh month")October, (means "eighth month")November, (means "ninth month")December, (means "tenth month")
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The Ancient Romans named the months based on their mythology and words. When the months were originally named, there was 10 named months and 2 unnamed months that occurred in Winter. The year also started with "Martius" or March. Numa Pompilius was the first Roman ruler to change the calendar. He added "Januarius" or January and "Februarius" or February. The origin of the leap year also began with the month of "Intercalaris" or Intercalendar. Julius Caesar removed Intercalendar and changed the lengths of some months for his Julian calendar in 46 BC.The origin for the actual names of the months are listed below:Januarius (named after the Roman god Janus who was a 2 headed god looking back to the last year and forward to the new)Februarius, (named after Februa, the Roman festival of purification that occurred during the month)Martius (named after Mars, god of war)Aprilis, (named after Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love)Maius, (named after Maia, goddess of Spring)Junius, (named after Juno, goddess of marriage)Quintilis, (means "fifth month") CHANGED TO:Julius (named after Julius Caesar) Sextilis (means "sixth month") CHANGED TO:Augustus (named after Augustus Caesar) September, (means "seventh month")October, (means "eighth month")November, (means "ninth month")December, (means "tenth month")
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A prism has 2 congruent parallel faces called bases. The other faces, most often rectangles, are called lateral faces. The prism is named by the shape of its base.
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