Motif
Boundary deity controls gates of war and peace
boundary_deity_controls_gates_of_war_and_peace
A motif of the Threshold Guardian family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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Fasti MAIUS. LIB. V. / JUNIUS. LIB. VI. / P. OVIDII NASONIS FASTORUM / LIBER I.; lines 1343-1470 confidence: high
Janus says he lived by the Tiber where Rome now stands, ruled from the hill called Janiculum, and lived in a time when gods mingled with human places, Justice still remained, shame ruled the people, and Janus guarded peace and doors with a key as arms.
Janus guards doors and peace, carries a key as arms, and explains that his gate opens in war and closes in peace.
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