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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 58 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Gemini is the twins, Janus is the Roman two-faced god.

[–] Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago (2 children)
[–] foggianism@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago
[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 7 points 18 hours ago

Yeah, it would have been more mythologically accurate to say that Gemini is produced by a company that's constantly trying to drag you down into hell.

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Huh, TIL. I thought every Roman god had a Greek counterpart.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 10 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Bit more complicated than that.

It’s not one-to-one, and the Romans didn’t just adopt Greek gods.

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 3 points 17 hours ago

Thanks for sharing! Will watch later tonight.

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

That's one unique hairdo