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. (-5[1])This god was given the epithets Patulcius (“pah-TOOL-kee-us”) and Clusius (“CLOO-see-us”) depending on whether his temple was opened or closed (10[2])during war and peace, (10[2])respectively. (10[1])This Roman god, (10[2])who is often depicted with a staff and a key, is the dedicatee (10[1])of Book I of Ovid’s Fasti, as he is the namesake of the first month of the (10[1])Julian calendar. (10[2])For 10 points, name (10[1])this two-headed Roman god of gates and doorways. ■END■

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