Janus Branch

The information included in this article appears thoughout the entire 39 Clues universe.

Janus Branch
Founder:	Jane Cahill
Leader:	Cora Wizard
Strongholds:	Italy, Hollywood
Mascot:	Wolf
Skill:	Arts

The Janus Branch is one of the five branches of the Cahill family. It was founded by Jane Cahill. Jonah Wizard is the only significant Janus to appear in all of the books, but his mother, Cora Wizard, the leader of the Janus, appears several times, along with his father, Broderick Wizard.

History

Jane Cahill was the second-youngest Cahill (presumed youngest until Madeleine's existence was discovered). She was closest to Luke because he cared for her and loved listening to her music and poetry. She was only 10 years old when she saw Luke trying to convince his father to give him remaining clues in Gideon Cahill's lab just before the fire. Afterwards, she ran away to England with a broken heart, disguising herself as a man named John and became a famous artist. She ran with a broken heart, because she thought that Luke set Gideon's house on fire, because the other siblings Thomas and Katherine believed Luke did it. Art became the only thing that alleviated her pain. She passed this down her lineage through the serum, creating a line of people who cared more about art than anything else. This was demonstrated in One False Note where all the Janus were worrying more about rescuing the art in the stronghold than Dan and Amy escaping it.

Crest

The Janus crest is a green shield with a white wolf standing as if it was guarding something important with outstretched claws and a head, turned the opposite way, with its tongue flailing out. Below the crest, as with all Cahill family crests, is a greyish-silver scroll that reads "JANUS". The Janus' simpler crest (pictured right), is the same shield shape, just without the scroll, and only the head of the wolf is visible.

Mascot

The Janus mascot is a wolf, with its head turned to the right with a bearing tongue, and its front paws clawing the air. It symbolizes the Janus' elegance and wisdom, but also the willingness to kill when necessary.

Characteristics

Members of the Janus branch are very artistic and creative, but can also be extremely impulsive. They are writers, artists, designers, and musicians; almost all famous directors, songwriters, painters, or poets are Janus. As revealed in The Emperor's Code, the Janus can also excel in the martial arts, being beautiful and amazing to watch (unlike someone just shooting a gun). Janus can use their talent for the good of the world, but they can also use it for the Hunt for the 39 Clues.

Members of the Janus Branch

Founder

• Jane Cahill

Branch Leader(s):

• Jonah Wizard

• Cora Wizard
• Hamila Amad (ex-leader)
• Spencer Langodeon (ex-leader)
• Toby Griffon (ex-leader)

Historic Janus

• Rick Riordan
• Gordon Korman
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Alfred Hitchcock
• Mark Twain
• Damien Hurst
• Nannerl Mozart
• Harry Houdini
• Gervais Raoul Lufbery
• Vincent Van Gogh
• Pablo Picasso
• John Lennon
• Elvis Presley
• Alessandro Cagliostro
• Steven Spielberg
• Emperor Puyi
• Daniel Radcliffe
• Marilyn Monroe
• Mary Shelly
• John Keats
• Josephine Baker
• Thomas Jefferson
• Henry Morton Stanley
• Sir Walter Raleigh
• Ludwig II of Bavaria
• Lord Byron
• Fidelio Racco
• Rembrandt van Rijn
• Franz Schubert
• Scott Joplin
• Dr. Seuss

  

• Charlie Chaplin
• Jean-Michel Basquiat
• Leopold Mozart
• Gilbert Stuart
• Gertrude Cahill (Gilbert Stuart's great grandmother)
• Andy Warhol

Janus Characters in the 39 Clues Series

• Jonah Wizard
• Cora Wizard
• Maria Marapao
• Ophir Dhupam
• Sophie Watson
• Hamila Amad
• Spencer Langodeon
• Phoenix Wizard

Strongholds

• Taj Mahal, India
• Hollywood, USA
• Budapest, Hungary
• La Sagrada Familia, Spain
• Roanoke, USA
• Vienna, Austria
• Red Fort, India
• Rome, Italy
• Venice, Italy
• Lisbon, Portugal
• Neuschwanstein Castle

Tricks and Tools

• Impersonations
• Music Codes
• Camouflage
• Hiding Messages In Art and Buildings Dedicated To Art (Museums)
• Library Codes
• Disguises
• Surveillance Vans
• Clue-Inspired Films
• Creativity