Ianus Geminus

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Ianus Geminus is a specific aspect of the Roman god Janus associated with the double-doored shrine in the Roman Forum whose open or closed doors symbolized war or peace.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman deity
aspect of Roman god
cult title of Janus
associatedWith Janus NERFINISHED
Roman Forum Romanum NERFINISHED
Roman peace
Roman rituals of war declaration
Roman state religion
Roman triumphal celebrations
Roman warfare
connectedTo Roman Senate decisions on war and peace
Roman military campaigns
cultCenter Forum Romanum NERFINISHED
cultFunction indicator of Rome's war or peace status
cultStatus state cult
doorStateMeaning closed doors signify peace
open doors signify war
etymology Geminus means twin or double in Latin NERFINISHED
hasAspect double-doored shrine
hasCategory Janus in Roman mythology NERFINISHED
Roman gods NERFINISHED
war and peace deities
hasDeity Janus NERFINISHED
hasFeature arched passage
open-ended passage
two doors
hasLocation Roman Forum NERFINISHED
Rome NERFINISHED
hasName Ianus Geminus NERFINISHED
Ianus Quirinus NERFINISHED
Janus Geminus NERFINISHED
Janus Quirinus NERFINISHED
hasOrientation two-faced directional symbolism
hasStructureType gateway
shrine
languageOfName Latin
relatedConcept bellum (Roman war)
pax (Roman peace)
religion ancient Roman religion
representsAspectOf Janus as god of gates and doorways
Janus as guardian of beginnings and transitions
symbolizes peace
war
timePeriod Roman Empire
Roman Republic
worshippedIn ancient Rome NERFINISHED

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Janus epithet Ianus Geminus