αἰγίς (originally emblematic
of the ‘storm-cloud,’ cf. ἐπαιγίζω): the aegis, a terrific shield
borne by Zeus, or at his command by Apollo or by Athena, to excite
tempests and spread dismay among men; the handiwork of Hephaestus;
adorned with a hundred golden tassels, and surmounted by the Gorgon's
head and other figures of horror, Il.
5.738, Il. 2.448.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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