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Encyclopedia > Aegis (disambiguation)

Aegis can refer to:

  • Aegis, the shield of the Greek god Zeus, or a shield-shaped ancient Egyptian amulet
  • Aegis Defence Services, a United Kingdom-based security services company
  • Kimber Aegis, a model 1911 handgun made by Kimber Manufacturing

Contents

For other uses, see Aegis (disambiguation). ... Aegis Defence Services is a London, U.K.–based private military company with overseas offices in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kenya, Nepal and the United States. ...

Astronomy

AEGIS, or the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey, is a multi-wavelength astronomical survey of a patch of the sky with low extinction and zodiacal scattering. ...

Communications

// LG MG320[1] or KG320 (for Europe) is a GSM Tri-Band mobile phone manufactured and sold by LG Electronics. ... LG Electronics (KRXS: 066570, LSE:LGLD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and one of the worlds largest electronics companies. ...

Computing

Aegis is the software used to run official Ragnarok Online servers. ... Ragnarok Online (Korean: ), often referred to as RO, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by GRAVITY Co. ... In computing, Aegis is a software change management system first released in 1991. ... Domain/OS was the operating system used by the Apollo/Domain line of workstations manufactured by Apollo Computers, Inc. ... AEGIS is a network authentication system from Cisco Systems, popular in IEEE 802. ... IEEE 802. ...

Media

Aegis Group plc is a £1. ... For the former magazine, see The Aegis (magazine) The Aegis is a local newspaper in Harford County, Maryland, United States. ... Harford County is a county located in the northeastern region of the U.S. state of Maryland. ...

Medicine

The AIDS Education and Global Information System (AEGiS), located at www. ...

Music

  • AĆ©gis, an album by the Norwegian band Theatre of Tragedy.
  • Aegis is a band in Sweden.
  • Aegis is a Filipino pop band.
  • Aegis is a band from Columbus, Ohio.

This article is about the Theatre of Tragedy album. ... For other uses, see Aegis (disambiguation). ...

Technology

USS Lake Champlain, a Ticonderoga-class Aegis guided missile cruiser, launched in 1987 The Aegis combat system is an integrated missile guidance system used by the United States Navy. ... Custos Custodum Ipsorum - Guard of the Guardians, Themselves The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System is a US Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency program developed to provide a last line of defense against ballistic missiles. ...

Video games and comics

  • The DC Comics character, Wonder Woman, wears indestructible silver bracelets that were formed using shards from the Aegis.
  • In Street Fighter III there is a character named Urien who has a super art called the Aegis Reflector, which can be used to bounce projectiles back at opponents in addition to electocuting them.
  • In Marvel Comics, a super-hero goes by the name Aegis as he uses the mystical breast plate to create forcefields.
  • A second Marvel character, a female cosmic being called Aegis, She of all Sorrows.
  • Aegis-class heavy cruiser, a starship class in the fictional Battletech universe
  • In some Star Trek comic books, the Aegis is the authority behind Gary Seven.
  • Aegis also used in the name of various enchanted items in Oblivion.
  • In the MMORPG Final Fantasy XI, the ultimate form of the relic shield is named Aegis. The player Zizka of Cerberus has one of the only obtained.
  • In another MMORPG Guild Wars, Aegis is a skill available for Monks. Aegis protects whole party against attacks.
  • A prominent Gundam in the anime series Gundam Seed is called the GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam.
  • In the game Warhammer 40,000 the Grey Knights wear suits of Aegis armour that offer extra protection.
  • In the game Final Fantasy V there is a shield called the Aegis Shield.
  • In the game Final Fantasy VI there is also a shield called the Aegis Shield.
  • In the game Final Fantasy Tactics Advance there is a shield called the Aegis Shield.
  • In the game Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, the Aegis Shield is the ultimate shield for the hero.
  • In the game Tales of Phantasia there is an attack called Aegis Strike.
  • In the game Secret of Evermore the final boss of Antiqua is called Aegis.
  • In the massive multiplayer online game World of Warcraft, many of the high level shields are referred to as Aegis's e.g the Aegis of the Scarlet Commander.
  • In DotA Aegis is name of a tier 3 item.
  • In the game Persona 3 there is an android character named Aegis (Aigis in the North American release).
  • Aegis is also a cheat code in Age of Empires II that speeds up all building and gathering activities.
  • An Xbox Live Arcade game Aegis Wing.
  • In the game Contact (video game), there is an egyptian-like area with pyramids known as aegis.
  • There is a shield called Aegis of immortal in the computer game Defense of the Ancients
  • In the game Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2, the Allies can build an Aegis ship, capable of shooting down ballistic missiles and aircraft (but not nuclear missiles).
  • The Freedom City capaign setting of the tabletop Role-Playing Game Mutants and Masterminds includes AEGIS (Freedom City), a S.H.I.E.L.D.-like government organization in charge of superhuman affairs.
Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... For other uses, see Wonder Woman (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Urien is a character in the Street Fighter III fighting game series. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... Aegis is a fictional African American superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... BattleTech is a wargaming and science fiction franchise, launched by FASA Corporation and currently owned by WizKids. ... This article is about the entire Star Trek franchise. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Gary Seven was the major character in Assignment: Earth, the last episode of the second season of the original Star Trek television series. ... The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a game currently under development by Bethesda Softworks for the PC, Xbox 2, and Playstation 3. ... An image from World of Warcraft, one of the largest commercial MMORPGs as of 2004, based on active subscriptions. ... Final Fantasy XI ), also known as Final Fantasy XI: Online, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) as a part of the Final Fantasy video game series. ... This article is for the Guild Wars series. ... This article is about the anime series. ... Animé redirects here. ... Title of the series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (or Gundam Seed) is an anime television series from Japan. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Warhammer 40,000 (informally known as Warhammer 40K, WH40K, W40K or just 40K) is a science fantasy game produced by Games Workshop. ... In the tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000, the Grey Knights are a mysterious chapter of Space Marines. ... “FF5” redirects here. ... Final Fantasy VI ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) in 1994 as a part of the Final Fantasy series. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Final Fantasy Mystic Quest , released as Final Fantasy USA Mystic Quest in Japan) is a role-playing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game console. ... Tales of Phantasia ) is a Super Famicom game in the RPG genre published by Namco and released in Japan in 1995. ... Secret of Evermore, released in North America on September 18, 1995, is a role playing video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. ... World of Warcraft (commonly abbreviated as WoW) is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the fourth game in the Warcraft series, excluding expansion packs and the cancelled Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans. ... Persona 3 ) is the fourth game in the Persona series. ... Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) is an online service operated by Microsoft that is used to distribute video games to Xbox and Xbox 360 owners and from late 2007 to Games for Windows - Live users [1]. The service was first launched in late 2004 and offers games from about US$5... Aegis Wing is an upcoming Xbox Live Arcade game developed by Carbonated Games and scheduled to be released on May 16, 2007. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Different versions of DotA. Defense of the Ancients (often referred to as DotA) is a custom map for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, based on the Aeon of Strife map for the Blizzard title Starcraft. ... Freedom City is a fictional, city-based campaign setting for the roleplaying game Mutants and Masterminds. ... This article is about games in which one plays the role of a character. ... Mutants & Masterminds (abbreviated M&M or MnM) is a superhero role-playing game written by Steve Kenson and published by Green Ronin Publishing based on a variant of the d20 System by Wizards of the Coast. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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There is also the legend which represents the aegis as a fire-breathing monster like the Chimera, which was slain by Athena, who afterwards wore its skin as a cuirass (Diodorus Siculus iii.
In accordance with this double meaning, the aegis appears in works of art sometimes as an animal's skin thrown over the shoulders and arms, and sometimes as a cuirass, with a border of snakes corresponding to the tassels of Homer, usually with the Gorgon's head in the centre.
The goddess Bast was sometimes depicted holding a ceremonial sistrum in one hand and an aegis in the other -- the aegis usually resembling a collar or gorget embellished with a lion's head.
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