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Definitions of aegis in various dictionaries:

noun - kindly endorsement and guidance

noun - armor plate that protects the chest

Protection: a child whose welfare is now under the aegis of the courts.

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Sponsorship, or Zeus' breastplate with a Gorgon's head at its center
In mythology it's the shield of Zeus; it also means protection or sponsorship
Possible Dictionary Clues
with the protection or support of someone or something, especially an organization:
(in classical art and mythology) an attribute of Zeus and Athene (or their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) usually represented as a goatskin shield.
The protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization.
the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization.
armor plate that protects the chest the front part of a cuirass
kindly endorsement and guidance
Protection: a child whose welfare is now under the aegis of the courts.
Sponsorship patronage: a concert held under the aegis of the parents' association.
Guidance, direction, or control: a music program developed under the aegis of the conductor.
Greek Mythology The goatskin shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena. Athena's shield carried at its center the head of Medusa.
Aegis description
The aegis ( EE-jis; Ancient Greek: aigis), as stated in the Iliad, is carried by Athena and Zeus, but its nature is uncertain. It had been interpreted as an animal skin or a shield, sometimes bearing the head of a Gorgon. There may be a connection with a deity named Aex or Aix, a daughter of Helios and a nurse of Zeus or alternatively a mistress of Zeus (Hyginus, Astronomica 2. 13). The aegis of Athena is referred to in several places in the Iliad. "It produced a sound as from a myriad roaring dragons (Iliad, 4.17) and was borne by Athena in battle ... and among them went bright-eyed Athene, holding the precious aegis which is ageless and immortal: a hundred tassels of pure gold hang fluttering from it, tight-woven each of them, and each the worth of a hundred oxen."The modern concept of doing something "under someone's aegis" means doing something under the protection of a powerful, knowledgeable, or benevolent source. The word aegis is identified with protection by a strong force w
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