Janus may refer to:
- Janus (mythology), the two-faced Roman god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, and endings. In Roman mythology, Janus (or Ianus was the god of Gates Doors doorways beginnings and endings
- Janus (moon), a moon of Saturn. Saturn X redirects here For the spurious moon reported in 1905 see Themis (moon
- Janus Patera, a shallow volcanic crater on Io, a moon of Jupiter.
- Janus (simulation), a military combat simulation first developed in the late 1970s by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Combat Simulation Laboratory.
- Society of Janus, a San Francisco based BDSM education and support group. The Society of Janus is a San Francisco, California based BDSM education and support group and is the second oldest BDSM organization in the US
- Janus Capital Group, an investment company based in Denver, Colorado. Janus Capital Group Inc is a Public company headquartered in Denver CO, US.
- Zündapp Janus, a bubble car model by Zündapp. Zündapp Janus was the name of a Microcar model made by Zündapp between 1957 and 1958
- a Janus word, or auto-antonym: a word with two opposite meanings. An auto-antonym (or more properly autantonym) or contronym (sometimes misspelled contranym) is a word with a Homograph that is also an
- Janus (TV series), A television series created by the Australian Broadcasting Commission with two story lines: the criminal family being prosecuted and the police/judicial process. Janus is an Australian Drama Television series screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1994 and 1995
- Schempp-Hirth Janus, a two-seater glider. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
- HMS Janus, a name used by British naval ships. HMS Janus (F53, named after the Roman god, was a J-class Destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson
People
- Janus of Cyprus, king of Cyprus from 1398 to 1432. Janus ( Genoa, 1375 &ndash Nicosia, June 29 1432) sometimes John II, was a King of Cyprus, King of Armenia
- Janusz I, Archbishop of Gniezno
- Janus I, Duke of Masovia
- Janus II, Duke of Masovia
- Janus Junius Toland, a sobriquet of pantheist philosopher John Toland. Janusz I (c 1340 &ndash 1429 was Duke of Warsaw (from 1373 one of the Dukes of Masovia after its division amongst the sons of Duke Siemowit III John Toland ( November 30, 1670 - March 11, 1722) was an Irish Philosopher.
- Janus Ulitius, the Latinized name of 17th century philologist Jan van Vliet. Jan van Vliet ( April 11, 1622 &ndash March 18, 1666) also known as Janus Ulitius, was one of the 17th century pioneers of Germanic
- Janus Friis, the Danish entrepreneur best known for co-founding the file-sharing application KaZaA and Skype, the peer-to-peer telephony application. Janus Friis (born 1976 is a Danish entrepreneur best known for co-founding the File-sharing application KaZaA, and the Peer-to-peer telephony
- Janus (Paul Kelly), an English professional wrestler.
Computing
- Janus (programming language)
- "Janus" was a codename used for Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows 2000 (DEC Alpha and Itanium 64-bit editions). Janus is a computer programming language partially described by K Windows 31x was a major release of Microsoft Windows. Several editions were released between 1992 and 1994 succeeding Windows 3 Windows 2000 (also referred to as Win2K) is a preemptive, interruptible graphical and business-oriented Operating system designed to work with
- Janus (DRM), a Microsoft Digital Rights Management platform. Janus is the Codename for portable version of Windows Media DRM for Portable devices, whose marketing name is Windows Media DRM for Portable
Film and music
- Janus Films, an American film distribution company. Janus Films is a film distribution company It was one of the first distributors to bring what are now regarded as masterpieces of world cinema to the United States
- Janus Records, a record label. Janus Records was a Record label owned by GRT Corporation, also known as General Recorded Tape
- Janus (band), an orchestral darkwave group. Janus is a German band The name comes from Roman Mythology, specifically the god Janus, who ruled over gates and doors
- Janus, the criminal organization in the James Bond movie GoldenEye. GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the
- The Janus Project, a taboo cloning project in the movie Judge Dredd. Judge Dredd is a 1995 Action film directed by Danny Cannon, and starring Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane, Rob Schneider
- "Janus", a song from the album Out and About with the Gone Jackals by hard rock group The Gone Jackals.
- "Janus" appears on the CD Inner Journeys: Myth + Legends by Cusco
Literature and comics
- Janus: A Summing Up, a book by Arthur Koestler. Janus A Summing Up ( 1978) is a book by Arthur Koestler, in which he develops his philosophical idea of the Holarchy
- Janus (comics), a superhero in the DC Comics universe.
- Janus (Marvel Comics), a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe and an enemy of Marvel Comics' Dracula. Janus is a fictional Comic-book character in the Marvel Comics universe.
- The Janus Directive, a DC Comics crossover. The Janus Directive was a eleven-part Comic book crossover first published by DC Comics between May and June of 1989.
- Janus (Stargate), an "Ancient" scientist in the TV series Stargate Atlantis and Stargate SG-1. In the Stargate Fictional universe, the Ancients, also known as the Alterans and Lanteans are the most advanced race known to have existed having evolved
- Janus (Angels and Demons), the antagonist in the novel Angels and Demons. Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca is a Fictional character in the 2000 novel Angels and Demons.
- Janus, a French poetry magazine published in Paris by Elliott Stein from 1950 to 1961.
- Janus Publishing, a British publishing company known for publishing the work of previously unpublished authors.
- Janus, a short story by Ann Beattie.
Magazines
- Janus (science fiction magazine), a feminist science fiction magazine. Janus ISSN 0197-775X was a feminist Science fiction fanzine edited by Janice Bogstad and Jeanne Gomoll in Madison
- Janus (spanking magazine), a British spanking magazine edited by Harrison Marks.
Games and gaming
- Janus chess, a chess variant. Janus Chess is a Chess variant played on a 10×8 board It features a new piece the Janus (also known as archbishop or cardinal)
- Janus Zeal, a character in the game Chrono Trigger. This is a comprehensive listing of notable characters from the Video game Chrono Trigger, a Console role-playing game released in 1995 by
- In the RPG In Nomine, Janus is the Archangel of the Wind. A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. In Nomine is a Role-playing game designed by Derek Pearcy and published in 1997 by Steve Jackson Games, based on the French game
Geography
- Janus Island, an island of the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Janus Island is a rocky Island 02 Miles long lying 05 Miles south of Litchfield Island, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island
- Janus Lake (Ontario), Canada.
- Janus Lake (Washington), Snohomish County, Washington.
- Mont Janus, France.
- Mount Janus (Antarctica)
- Mount Janus (Newfoundland), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- Mount Janus (Svalbard), Norway.
- Janus Peak, British Columbia, Canada.
Science
- Janus-faced molecule, used to describe a molecule whose effects on organisms can vary between beneficial and toxic. A Janus molecule (or Janus-faced molecule is a molecule which can represent both beneficial and toxic effects
- Janus Experiments, a series of experiments on radio-sensitivity in mice and dogs. The Janus Experiments investigated the effects of exposure to Neutron radiation and Gamma radiation on mice and dogs
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