Round 11: 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 (10[1])the epithets Patulcius (“pah-TOOL-kee-us”) and Clusius (“CLOO-see-us”) depending on whether his temple was opened or closed (10[3])during war (10[1])and peace, (10[3])respectively. (10[3])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. For 10 points, (-5[1])name this two-headed Roman god of gates and doorways. ■END■

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