Round 10: Tossup 14

In one speech to a poet, this god claimed that the ancients called him Chaos, giving credence to a possible folk etymology for his name. This god compares his duties to Hecate but notes that he doesn’t have to lose time twisting his neck. This god (10[1])was given the epithets Patulcius (“pah-TOOL-kee-us”) and Clusius (“CLOO-see-us”) depending on whether his temple was (10[1])opened or closed (10[1])during war and peace, (10[1])respectively. (10[1])This Roman god, who is often depicted with a staff and a key, is the dedicatee of Book I of Ovid’s Fasti, as he is the namesake of the first month of the Julian calendar. (10[1])For 10 points, name this two-headed Roman god (10[1])of gates and doorways. ■END■

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