aegis

(noun)

An attribute of Zeus or Athena usually represented as a goatskin shield.

Related Terms

  • chryselephantine
  • illusionistic
  • Macedon
  • mosaic

(noun)

A mythological shield associated with Zeus and Athena shown as a short cloak consisting of a goatskin. The aegis of Athena is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center. The aegis is more an emblem of protection and power than an actual military shield.

Related Terms

  • chryselephantine
  • illusionistic
  • Macedon
  • mosaic

Examples of aegis in the following topics:

  • Japanese Art in the Meiji Period

    • In 1907, with the establishment of the Bunten exhibition under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, both competing groups found mutual recognition and co-existence and even began the process towards mutual synthesis.
  • Sculpture in the Greek High Classical Period

    • Athena stood crowned, wearing her helmet and aegis.
  • The Parthenon

    • Athena stood crowned, wearing her helmet and aegis.
  • Paintings, Macedonian Court Art, and the Alexander Mosaic

    • He wears a breastplate and an aegis, and his hair is characteristically tousled.
  • Painting in the Greek High Classical Period

    • He wears a breastplate and an aegis, and his hair is characteristically tousled.
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