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6 days ago · aegis (plural aegises or aegides) ( Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield.
Aegis definition: Protection. Compacts with a powerful foreign state, under whose aegis Israel was glad to shelter, involved covenants sealed by sacrificial rites in which the deity or deities of the foreign state were involved as well as Yahweh, the god of the weaker.
Definition of aegis noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 1, 2024 · "aegis" published on by null. In classical art and mythology, an attribute of Zeus and Athena (or their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) usually represented as a goatskin shield. The word (denoting armour or a shield, especially that of a god) is recorded from the early 17th century and comes ultimately from Greek aigis ‘shield of Zeus’.
Jan 31, 2018 · aegis (n.) aegis. (n.) "protection," 1793, a figurative use of Latin aegis, from Greek Aigis, the name of the shield of Zeus, a word said by Herodotus to be related to aix (genitive aigos) "goat," from PIE *aig- "goat" (source also of Sanskrit ajah, Lithuanian ožys "he-goat"), as the shield was of goatskin. Athene's aigis was a short goat-skin ...
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun aegis. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. aegis has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. armour (Middle English) classical mythology (Middle English) See meaning & use.
with the protection or support of a particular organization or person Medical supplies are being sent under the aegis of the Red Cross. Definitions on the go Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
