<Tr> <Th> Siblings </Th> <Td> Camese </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Etruscan equivalent </Th> <Td> Culśanś </Td> </Tr> <P> In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus (/ ˈdʒeɪnəs /; Latin: Iānus, pronounced (ˈjaː. nus)) is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, and endings . He is usually depicted as having two faces, since he looks to the future and to the past . It is conventionally thought that the month of January is named for Janus (Ianuarius), but according to ancient Roman farmers' almanacs Juno was the tutelary deity of the month . </P> <P> Janus presided over the beginning and ending of conflict, and hence war and peace . The doors of his temple were open in time of war, and closed to mark the peace . As a god of transitions, he had functions pertaining to birth and to journeys and exchange, and in his association with Portunus, a similar harbor and gateway god, he was concerned with travelling, trading and shipping . </P>

Who was the italian god presiding over beginnings and depicted with two faces