Janus (musical project) Janus (musical project) Janus is a German musical project led by Dirk "Rig" Riegert and Tobias Hahn. The name comes from Roman mythology, specifically the god Janus, who ruled over gates and doors. From the beginning, Janus consisted of only two members - Dirk "Rig" Riegert, songwriter and vocalist, and Tobias "Toby" Hahn, programmer and piano player. Throughout their albums Janus has used many guest musicians, up to and including an entire orchestra. Despite positive criticism, the debut album "Vater" failed to attract much attention. However, with further releases, Janus gained more popularity within the German alternative scene. The music
Book of Gates ancient village of artists and craftsmen who built pharaonic tombs in the New Kingdom. The goddesses listed in the "Book of Gates" each have different titles, and wear different coloured clothes, but are identical in all other respects, wearing a five pointed star above their heads. Most of the goddesses are specific to the "Book of Gates", and do not appear elsewhere in Egyptian mythology, and so it has been suggested that the "Book of Gates" originated merely as a system for determining the time at night, with the goddess at each gate being a representation of the main star