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.
  • Free Version Control Systems

    • "Aegis is a transaction-based software configuration management system.
    • It provides a framework within which a team of developers may work on many changes to a program independently, and Aegis coordinates integrating these changes back into the master source of the program, with as little disruption as possible."
  • The Armistice

    • Soldiers from both sides may patrol inside the DMZ, but they may not cross the MDL; ROK soldiers, however heavily armed, patrol under the aegis of military police, and have memorized each line of the armistice.
  • Sculpture in the Greek High Classical Period

    • Athena stood crowned, wearing her helmet and aegis.
  • Establishing Justice

    • Glory surrounds her head, and the aegis of Minerva signifies the armor of righteousness and wisdom.
  • Forced Entry

    • In August 2010, the international investigation Operation Delego, operating under the aegis of the Department of Homeland Security, shut down the international pedophile ring Dreamboard.
  • 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.
  • The United Nations

    • The earliest concrete plan for a new world organization was begun under the aegis of the U.S.
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