Giano Accame
Giano may refer to: * Giano dell'Umbria, a ''comune'' in Umbria, central Italy * Giano Vetusto, a ''comune'' in Campania, southern Italy *The Italian name of the ancient god Janus (mythology) **The Italian name of Saturn's moon Janus (moon) {{disambig ...
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Giano Dell'Umbria
Giano dell'Umbria is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 35 km southeast of Perugia. Geography The municipality of Giano dell'Umbria contains the '' frazione'' (subdivision) of Bastardo. The municipality borders the following municipalities: Castel Ritaldi, Gualdo Cattaneo, Massa Martana, Montefalco and Spoleto. See also * Jordanus of Giano Jordan of Giano ( la, Iordanus de Iano; 1195 – after 1262) was an Italian Minorite from Giano in the Valley of Spoleto. Jordanus joined the Franciscans around 1220. A few years later he was sent to Germany with a group under Caesarius o ... References External links Official Site Cities and towns in Umbria {{Umbria-geo-stub ...
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Giano Vetusto
Giano Vetusto is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about northwest of Caserta. Giano's Fractions are: Pozzillo, Fontana, Fontanella, Villa and Curti. Rocciano also used to be a fraction of Giano Vetusto, but it's no longer inhabited. The names is probably connected to the presence of ancient temple of Ianus in the area. Notable people *Dominick Pezzulo Dominick A. Pezzulo (August 15, 1965 – September 11, 2001) was an Italian American Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department (PAPD) officer who died in the September 11 attacks in lower Manhattan, New York City in 2001.

Janus (mythology)
In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus ( ; la, Ianvs ) is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces. The month of January is named for Janus (''Ianuarius''). According to ancient Roman farmers' almanacs, Juno was mistaken as the tutelary deity of the month of January; but, Juno is the tutelary deity of the month of June. Janus presided over the beginning and ending of conflict, and hence war and peace. The gates of a building in Rome named after him (not a temple, as it is often called, but an open enclosure with gates at each end) were opened in time of war, and closed to mark the arrival of 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. Janus had no flamen or specialised priest ''( sacerdos)'' a ...
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