Aegis

Summary

Aegis is a mythical object^[1]. Aegis draws 4,316 Wikipedia views per month (mythical_object category, ranking #3 of 22).^[2]

Key Facts

• Aegis is the creator of Hephaestus^[3].
• Aegis's instance of is recorded as mythical object^[4].
• Aegis's instance of is recorded as shield^[5].
• Aegis is made of leather^[6].
• Aegis's Commons category is recorded as Aegis^[7].
• Aegis's country of origin is recorded as Ancient Greece^[8].
• Aegis's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[9].
• Aegis's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[10].
• Aegis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[11].
• Aegis's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[12].
• Aegis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• Aegis's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Aegis's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Aegis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[16].
• Aegis's used by is recorded as Zeus^[17].
• Aegis's native label is recorded as αἰγίς^[18].
• Aegis's different from is recorded as Ancient Egyptian aegis^[19].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include mythical object^[4] and shield^[5].

Use and Application

Aegis's used by is recorded as Zeus^[17].

Influence

Things named for Aegis include Aegis Combat System^[20], an industrial plant^[21] and Aegis^[22], a minor planet moon^[23].

Why It Matters

Aegis draws 4,316 Wikipedia views per month (mythical_object category, ranking #3 of 22).^[2] Aegis has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] Aegis is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for Aegis include Aegis Combat System^[20], an industrial plant^[21] and Aegis^[22], a minor planet moon^[23].