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Ægis

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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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.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Ægis'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​g/gis.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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