Prayer to Janus
Janus
Biformed Janus, source of years gliding by in silence, who alone among the immortal celestials sees his own back, come, attend our nobles as Your guests, those whose labors secure delightful pastimes for the earth, and peace on earth, peace on the seas. Attend and bless Your Senators and those of the people of Rome, the Quirites, and with a nod open Your gleaming gates onto peaceful precincts.
Fons · Source
AuthorOvid
WorkFasti
Section1.65-70
PeriodAugustan
OccasionNew Year / Kalends of January
Classificatio · Taxonomy
Cultureroman
Formliterary
DeitiesJanus
Functionsinvocation · petition
Spherecivic