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Janu

June 5, 2018 James Robinson Cooper Comments Off on Janu

The Sanskrit word for knee is “janu” meaning “that which causes forward motion”. We see “janu” in the Latin “genu” the Greek “gony” the French “genou” the Romanian “genunchi” and the Lithuanian “jungti” meaning knee […]

Janus

May 31, 2018 James Robinson Cooper Comments Off on Janus

Auspicious endeavours require auspicious “beginnings” hence the most popular Roman god was “Janus” the god of “beginnings”. His wise old face looks to the past, a book one can easily read, his youthful face seeks […]