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That Janus was the god of doorways and hallways, and after him we have named janitors? Where did these words and other words, such as chaos, genius, nemesis, panic, and echo, come from? From the ancient stories of the Greeks - stories that rang so true and wise that the names of the characters have survived for centuries as words we use every day.

Gifts from the Gods Ancient Words and Wisdom

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    A Paperback / softback by Lise Lunge-Larsen, Gareth Hinds

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      Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
      Publication Date: 01/11/2016
      ISBN13: 9780544810860, 978-0544810860
      ISBN10: 0544810864

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      Book Synopsis
      That Janus was the god of doorways and hallways, and after him we have named janitors? Where did these words and other words, such as chaos, genius, nemesis, panic, and echo, come from? From the ancient stories of the Greeks - stories that rang so true and wise that the names of the characters have survived for centuries as words we use every day.

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