Ianuarius "Ianuarius" and "Februarius" were supposed to have been added by Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome, originally at the end of the year. It is unclear when the Romans reset the course of the year so that January and February came first. "Ianuarius" is conventionally thought to have taken its name from Janus, the dual-faced god of beginnings, openings, passages, gates and doorways, but according to ancient Roman farmers' almanacs Juno was the tutelary deity of the month. Many Roman festivals and religious observances reflect the Romans' agrarian way of life in their early history. Agricultural calendars "(menologia rustica)"
Doorways in the Sand critic stated, “It seems like grandstanding, and it gets in the way of my enjoyment of the story. . . . It makes it easy to identify with a protagonist who doesn’t know what’s going on either, but it’s irritating.” However, Fred Kiesche of "SF Signal" felt that “The magic of the plot [is] where you’re never sure of what exactly is going on.” Zelazny has been repeatedly referred to as a prose-poet. However, there does not appear to be agreement about the true nature of his prose. Geis writes that "Doorways" "is written with the Zelazny magic; that indefinable