aegis

• If they still had the aegis, they'd be safe from the bounty man and maybe even the imp. —  FSF,June2005
• Suetonius mentions a supper given to Vitellius by his brother, in which, among other articles, there were two thousand of the choicest fishes, seven thousand of the most delicate birds, and one dish, from its size and capacity, named the aegis or shield of Minerva. —  Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power
• Fragments of vases found on the Acropolis itself picture wings in just this way; or it may be Athena's aegis, the fleece of a sheep or the earth's surface that is so represented. —  The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1
• It will not allow another word Miss Anthony.--When I was brought before your honor for trial, I hoped for a broad and liberal interpretation of the Constitution and its recent amendments, which should declare all United States citizens under its protecting aegis--which should declare equality of rights the national guarantee to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. —  The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years
• Come, take this charmer of steeds, and show it to thy father[7] the tamer of horses, with the sacrifice of a white bull Thus in the darkness as he slumbered spake the maiden wielder of the shadowy aegis--so it seemed unto him--and he leapt up and stood upright upon his feet. —  The Extant Odes of Pindar

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