Aegis (disambiguation)
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In Greek mythology, aegis
is the shield used by the Greek god Zeus.
Aegis may also refer to:
Aegis
An aegis is a large collar or cape worn in ancient times to display the protection provided by a high religious authority or the holder of a protective shield signifying the same, such as a bag-like garment that contained a shield. Sometimes the garment and the shield are merged, with a small...
is the shield used by the Greek god Zeus.
Aegis may also refer to:
Organizations
- AEGIS (research network), the Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies, a network of African studies centres in Europe
Corporations
- Aegis Group, a British company that performs media research, planning and buying
- Aegis Defence ServicesAegis Defence ServicesAegis Defence Services is a British private military company with overseas offices in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kenya, Nepal and the United States. It was founded in 2004 by Tim Spicer, who was previously director of the controversial company Sandline International.Aegis provides security and...
, a British-based security services company - AEGIS London, a Lloyd's of LondonLloyd's of LondonLloyd's, also known as Lloyd's of London, is a British insurance and reinsurance market. It serves as a partially mutualised marketplace where multiple financial backers, underwriters, or members, whether individuals or corporations, come together to pool and spread risk...
syndicate - AEGIS association, a French organisation specialised in geopolitics and international relations
Computing
- Aegis (management software)Aegis (management software)Aegis is a software change management system first released in 1991. It supports a strongly test-driven development workflow on top of any number of different underlying revision control systems, such as RCS or SCCS....
, a change management system used for software development - AEGIS SecureConnect, a network authentication system popular in IEEE 802.1X networks
- AEGIS (operating system), the original Apollo Computer operating system
- AEGIS (Ragnarok Online)AEGIS (Ragnarok Online)AEGIS is Windows Server software used along with Microsoft SQL Server by Gravity Corporation to run the official Ragnarok Online game servers. It was originally developed for exclusive use within Gravity and Gravity subsidiaries, but has been leaked within its lifetime, purportedly by several teams...
, the software used to run the official servers for the Ragnarok Online computer game - Aegis (window manager), a window manager for the X Window SystemX Window SystemThe X window system is a computer software system and network protocol that provides a basis for graphical user interfaces and rich input device capability for networked computers...
Geography
- Aigis (Dacia) (Aizis), a Dacian town and later RomanAncient RomeAncient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
castrum in DaciaDaciaIn ancient geography, especially in Roman sources, Dacia was the land inhabited by the Dacians or Getae as they were known by the Greeks—the branch of the Thracians north of the Haemus range...
Comics and animation
- Aegis (comics)Aegis (comics)For the cosmic entity who also went by the same name, see Aegis Aegis is a fictional African American superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created in 1999, first appearing in New Warriors vol. 2, #0...
, a superhero who first appeared in Marvel Comics' New Warriors series - Aegis (Lady of All Sorrows)Aegis (Lady of All Sorrows)Aegis is a fictional character, a comic book cosmic entity published by Marvel Comics and appearing as an enemy of Galactus. Created by writer Keith Giffen and artist Andrea DiVito, the character first appeared in Annihilation: Silver Surfer #3...
, a female cosmic being in the Marvel universe who appears in The Fantastic Four and The Silver Surfer among other titles - GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam, a prominent Gundam mecha in the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED series
- A.E.G.I.S., a fictional organization in the anime Gate KeepersGate Keepersis primarily a role-playing game for the PlayStation. The game was then adapted into a manga series written by and drawn by Keiji Gotoh and an anime series produced by Gonzo, and first aired on April 3, 2000.....
that combats threats from an invading species - The DC character Steel (John Henry Irons)Steel (John Henry Irons)Steel , also known as the Man of Steel, is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Universe. First appearing in The Adventures of Superman #500 , he is the third character known as Steel and was created by Louise Simonson and artist Jon Bogdanove...
wore the Entropy Aegis armor during the Our Worlds at War miniseries
Music
- AégisAégisAégis is the third music album of Norwegian metal band Theatre of Tragedy, and the last album of their musical period defined by gothic stylings and Early Modern English lyrics.- Music and lyrics :...
, an album by the Norwegian band Theatre of Tragedy - AegisAegis (band)Aegis is a band in the Philippines. Their successful singles include "Luhà" , "Halík" , and "Basáng-basâ sa Ulán" .-Current members:*Juliet, Mercy and Ken Sunot *Stella Galindo...
, a pop music group from the Philippines
Publications
- The AegisThe Aegis (newspaper)For the former magazine, see The Aegis The Aegis is a local newspaper in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The Aegis has been providing Harford County with local and national news since 1856. The Aegis Newspaper is also a student run newspaper at Bloomington High School in Bloomington,...
, a weekly newspaper based in Harford County, Maryland - The Aegis, the annual yearbook for Dartmouth College
- Aegis, the school paper of the Praedinius GymnasiumPraedinius GymnasiumPraedinius Gymnasium is a gymnasium in Groningen, the Netherlands. It dates back to the fourteenth century and is the largest of two non-comprehensive gymnasia in Groningen, the other being Willem Lodewijk Gymnasium.-History:...
in Groningen.
Video games
- Aegis WingAegis WingAegis Wing is an Xbox Live Arcade game developed by three Microsoft interns and Carbonated Games. It was released on May 16, 2007. The title is available free to all Xbox Live members in North America.-Plot:...
, a shooter game that can be downloaded from the Xbox Live Arcade store - AEGIS: Guardian of the FleetAEGIS: Guardian of the FleetAegis: Guardian of the Fleet is a MS-DOS computer game. It simulates command of a US Navy Ticonderoga class cruiser using the Aegis combat system, a US Navy radar and computer system which operates intelligence and missile guidance functions...
, a 1994 DOS game simulating the command of a US Navy Ticonderoga class cruiser - Aegis/Aigis, an android in the role-playing game Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
- The shield wielded by Gallantmon in the Digimon series
- GAT-X303 Aegis, piloted by Athrun Zala in the fictional game Mobile Suit Gundam SeedMobile Suit Gundam SEEDis an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. As with other series from the Gundam franchise, Gundam SEED takes place in a parallel timeline, in this case the Cosmic Era, the first to do so...
- Aegis is a cheat code in Age of Empires II that makes villagers build instantly
- Aegis of the Immortal, a shield wielded by Roshan the Immortal in Defence of the Ancients
- Aegis of the Legion, an equippable item in the computer game League of LegendsLeague of LegendsThe BetFred League of Legends was a darts tournament featuring some of the legends of the game of darts which commenced in May 2008. The tournament is broadcast on Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom....
- In Star Trek Online, Aegis is a craftable set item group granting adaptive shielding and a thoron distortion field along with high shield capacity, auxiliary boosting, and higher speed
- Aegis VII is the planet that Isaac Clarke visits in Dead SpaceDead spaceIn physiology, dead space is air that is inhaled by the body in breathing, but does not take part in gas exchange. Not all the air in each breath is able to be used for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. About a third of every resting breath has no change in O2 and CO2 levels...
- Vanessa Z. Schneider, the main character of P.N.03P.N.03P.N.03, short for Product Number Zero Three, is a 2003 third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo GameCube. Its protagonist, a mercenary named Vanessa Z. Schneider, fights an army of berserk robots in a space colony compound...
wears and uses the Aegis suit to fight her robotic enemies
Literature
- Aegis, the shield of Thalia Grace in Rick Riordan's 2007 novel The Titan's Curse
Medicine
- AIDS Education Global Information System (AEGIS), a database of AIDS information
Military technology
- Aegis Combat SystemAegis combat systemThe Aegis Combat System is an integrated naval weapons system developed by the Missile and Surface Radar Division of RCA, and now produced by Lockheed Martin...
, a missile guidance & combat system that was originally used by the United States Navy - Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense SystemAegis Ballistic Missile Defense SystemThe Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System is a United States Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency program developed to provide defense against ballistic missiles. It is part of the United States national missile defense strategy...
, an American-made missile defense system based on Aegis Combat System - Kimber AegisKimber AegisThe Kimber Aegis is a series of M1911 pistols chambered in 9mm Luger and made by Kimber Manufacturing. It includes the subcompact Ultra Aegis II, the compact Pro Aegis II, and the full-sized Custom Aegis II....
, a model 1911 handgun made by the Kimber Manufacturing company
Organizations
- Association for the Education and Guardianship of International StudentsAssociation for the Education and Guardianship of International StudentsThe Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students is concerned with the welfare and well-being of international students at British boarding schools....
, UK
Role-playing games
- AEGIS (Freedom City)Freedom CityFreedom City is a fictional, city-based campaign setting for the roleplaying game Mutants & Masterminds. It was designed by Steve Kenson, whose design philosophy for the setting seems based-on and in honor of several classic comic book icons and concepts.-Campaign history:Set somewhere on the east...
, a fictional government organization in the role-playing game Mutants & Masterminds - AEGIS, a fictional government organization in the role-playing game Conspiracy XConspiracy XConspiracy X is a role-playing game published by Eden Studios, Inc. The current version is based on the Unisystem, but previous versions have used GURPS and its own system...
that monitors extraterrestrial and supernatural activity
Science
- AEGIS (astronomy)AEGIS (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. The purpose of the survey is to study the physical processes and evolution of galaxies at redshift z ~ 1...
, the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey - AEGIS (particle physics), the Antimatter Experiment: Gravity, Interferometry, Spectroscopy