One tradition states that he came from Thessaly and that he was welcomed by Camese in Latium, where they shared a kingdom. Some others tell how he changed a nymph Carna into Cardea, Roman Goddess of Hinges. In gratitude, Saturn gave him the power to see the past as well as the future. He, with very much hospitality, took care of him for quite some time. Other myths suggest how once Janus helped Saturn, who was expelled from the heaven by Jupiter. The doors were closed in ceremony when peace was concluded. In honor of this, the doors of a roofless structure called "The Janus" (not to be confused with a temple) were kept open during war after a symbolic contingent of soldiers had marched through it. Later on, however, the Sabines and Romans agreed to create a civilization together. This resulted in the forces of Tatius, a Sabine king of Cures, being buried alive in the deathly hot water and ash mixture of the rushing hot volcanic spring that ended lives and burned and/or disfigured many soldiers of Tatius. When Romulus, the founder of Rome, kidnapped the Sabine women, Janus caused a volcanic hot spring to erupt. Janus has appeared in mythology since the start of Roman civilization.
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