wait did frank herbert name Jamis after the roman god of doors and beginnings: Janus the roman god of doorways, of beginnings and endings, of transitions who wears two faces-one looking to the past and one to the future; this, of course, mirrors the kwisatz haderach in their ability to both see the future and be in many places at once and have full access to both male and female lineages literally being the bridge that carries humanity into a new golden age (as was his intended purpose) just as Janus is the god of bridges and transitional periods Jamis was the bridge that helped Paul gain the trust of the fremen; the dual aspect of Janus also reflects the way Paul seeks guidance from his friend through seeing other possible futures where he was not slain Jamis who is both dead and very much alive/ past and present enveloped so tightly that no.. he couldn’t’ve
