Show names of the months the names of the months are roman in origin january is named for janus the two faced god who stood at the beginning of things looking back over the old year and ahead to the new february from febra to purify for the roman feast of purification held on the fifteenth of the month march from mars the god of war april from aperio to open signifying the opening of the buds may for maia the mother of mercury to whom the pagans offered sacrifice on the firs clr day of that month june for juno considered queen of olympus and of women july in hori hon or of julius caesar who was born in this month august named P by augustus augu s caesar in his own honor september from I 1 septum mean ing seven as seventh month in thi old roman year which began in march october from octo 11 eight november from novem 11 nine december from decem of ten |