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αἰγίς, the aegis

αἰγίς, ίδος, ἡ, (αἴξ, cf. νεβρίς):
    • I goatskin, worn as a dress, Hdt. 4.189, E. Cyc. 360 (lyr.); hence,
      • 2 esp. the skin shield of Zeus, Il. 5.738, al.; lent by him to Athena, 2.447, al.; to Apollo, 15.318, al.; later, with fringe of snakes and Gorgon’s head, the aegis of Athena, A. Eu. 404, etc.
      • 3 dress worn by priestess of Athena, Lycurg. Fr. 23.
      • 4 ornament worn on the breast, Poll. 5.100.
      • 5 cuirass (Lacon.), Nymphod. 22.
    • II rushing storm, hurricane, terrible as the shaken aegis, A. Ch. 593 (lyr.), Pherecr. 117, Aristid. 1.487 J., Lib. Or. 18.268.
    • III heart-wood of the Corsican pine, Thphr. HP 3.9.3; in Arcadia also that of the silver-fir, ib. 8; cf. Ἀρχ.Ἐφ. 1895.59 (Eleusis).
    • IV speck in the eye, Hp. Coac. 214, Prorrh. 2.20.

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