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Arcadia said:Janus is a very interesting deity in the context of Rome, as any tributary rite dedicated to any God within Rome was first began with a tribute to Janus, as he was the God that presided over any sort of beginning, especially sacred ritual. Though it's probably obvious, Janus' name is where we get the word for JANUary, the first month of the year. Obviously, the months have been shuffled around with time (see the modern placement of October), but the principle still stands.
Many sacred rites in Rome began with an acknowledgement of Janus as the 'First God' (this has occultic significance and isn't to be taken literally, obviously), and ended with acknowledgement of Vestia, the 'Last God'. Obviously one would notice the male/female duology present in this, but it does go deeper, as Janus presided over the act of transitions. Leaving, the passing through doorways and portals, moving from one place to another. Vestia however, was the Goddess of the Hearth. Her role among the Olympians is that she had little place in the mytheme stories most people know, as it was her duty to stay by the hearth fire of Olympus. Moreover, there's elements of a macrocosm and a microcosm, as Janus was considered a very capital deity representative of Rome as a state and governing body, whereas Vestia represented the Hearth.
I, personally, feel like I would associate Janus/Bifrons with the Norse God Heimdallr, but don't obviously cite me on this. Both deities stood on the threshold of space and time, looking forward and backwards, presiding over the comings and leavings of the Gods from either Asgard or Olympus. Both are deities of borders and liminal spaces. Moreover, Heimdallr's associative rune of Hagalaz is often combined with Fehu (the first rune) for a blessing of protection during birth, another matter that Janus was considered the God over.
Janus in the form of Ganesha is also called the God of beginnings and remover of obstacles in Vedic Hinduism.He is always worshipped first before starting any Hindu ritual.Ganesha is the most popular deity worshipped in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra States in India.You will find his idol enshrined in a small temple in almost every street in Tamil Nadu.