Janus
In Roman mythology, Janus (or Ianus) was the god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, and endings.
Janus was usually depicted with two heads (not faces) looking in opposite directions, and was frequently used to symbolize change and transitions such as the progression of past to future, of one condition to another, of one vision to another, the growing up of young people, and of one universe to another.
He was also known as the figure representing time because he could see into the past with one face and into the future with the other. Hence, Janus was worshipped at the beginnings of the harvest and planting times, as well as marriages, births and other beginnings. He was representative of the middle ground between barbarity and civilization, rural country and urban cities, and youth and adulthood.
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coffeetea
lovely myth, beatiful art work. he got great job !! :)
Gal Lo Leggio replied
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the background to the image as much as the image itself.
Hugs Gal
coffeetea
very well done !
Christopher Bi...
great image, enjoyed reading your thoughts too..c xx
JimFilmer
excellent work
Gili Orr
Is that a representation of the bi-polar personality, too? I think I would need lots of duplicate heads to represent myself… lol.
Gal Lo Leggio replied
Yeah Gilli it is, it’s a very positive outlook on it though.
Gili Orr
I got the impression many bi-polars wouldn’t give this “condition” up… Well, in a sense I can understand that – life would be boring if I was just as normal as I sometimes wish I were… lol. I am not a bi-polar, as far as I know, but I do have my own problems… I am familiar with the depression side of things, and this is no fun at all.
Arletta
Hello. I think this is lovely, as is the other one I rejected for the group. The greek god,, guy you had a passion for one I let in specifically because you said it was as you saw him and that you had a passion for him, so that qualifies. But, while these other two are rather adorable, I just don’t see them as right for the group.
Nicely done,though!
linaji
you completely /rock!!
Gal Lo Leggio replied
Thanks Linaji =)
richepix
Brilliant picture and information
Gal Lo Leggio replied
Thank you Richard, glad you like it