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Definition of Aeis

Ægis (lit. a goat's skin), the shield of Zeus, made of the hide of the goat Amalthea (q. v.), representing originally the storm-cloud in which the god invested himself when he was angry; it was also the attribute of Athena, bearing in her case the Gorgon's head.
- Wikipedia

||Æ"gis (&?;), n. [L. aegis, fr. Gr. &?; a goat skin, a shield, &?; goat, or fr. &?; to rush.] A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; a protection.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • Friendly protection, guidance, or control.
         
  • Usually as `under the aegis because of its origin as protection of the shield of Athena.
  • 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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