There a voracious vulture was summoned to feast day by day, upon his liver, the tearing of which from his side by the bird’s cruel beak and talons caused the sufferer intense anguish. […] All day long this youth scoured the forest, his faithful dog Sirius at his heels. […] One day, after a prolonged chase, he hurried to a lonely pool to slake his thirst. […] It was customary for friends and relatives to exchange calls, good wishes, and gifts on the first day of this month — a Roman custom in force to this day. Janus is not the only one among the Greek and Latin divinities whose name has been given to a part of the year or week; for in Latin the names of the days are dies Solis (Sun day), dies Lunæ (Moon day), dies Martis (Mars’ day), dies Mercurii (Mercury’s day), dies Jovis (Jove’s day), dies Veneris (Venus’ day), dies Saturni (Saturn’s day); Latin names which are still in use in legislative and judiciary acts, while in English the common nomenclature is derived from the names of the corresponding Saxon divinities.