NAMED AFTER JENUS , A GOD WHICH MENT BEGINNING AND END

NAMED AFTER AN ITALIAN GOD CALLED FEBRUUS

IT IS NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF WAR, MARS

CALLED APRILIS, FROM APERIRE, "TO OPEN". POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT IS THE MONTH IN WHICH THE BUDS BEGIN TO OPEN.

May The third month of the The name probably comes from Maiesta, the Roman goddess of honor and reverence.

The fourth month was named in honor of Juno.

It was the month in which Julius Caesar was born, and named Julius in his honor in 44 BCE, the year of his assassination. Also called Quintilis (fifth month).

Originally this month was called Sextilis (from sextus, "six"), but the name was later changed in honor of the first of the Roman emperors, Augustus (because several fortunate events of his life occurred during this month).