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🏺 the Aegis

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Information
protective garment worn by Zeus and Athena
Created by
👤 Themis Titan, personification of law👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Hephaistos Olympian god
Created at
🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa
Created from
👤 the Aegis monster from which the Aegis is created👤 Amaltheia nurse of Zeus, either nymph or goat, and owner of horn of plenty
Derives etymology from
👤 Amaltheia nurse of Zeus, either nymph or goat, and owner of horn of plenty
Used by
👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god
Used at
🏛️ the Tomb of Achilles and Patroclos (Troy) at the Beach of Troy🏛️ the Palace of Odysseus (Ithaca) at Ithaca🏛️ the Temple of Apollo Pagasai near Trachis (Thessaly)🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional
Has depictions of
Related entities
👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Pallas (d. of Triton)🏺 the Palladion (statue) statue of Athena protecting Troy🏺 the Head of Medousa cut off by Perseus👤 Apollo Olympian god🌍 Mount Gargaros (Troad) peak of Mount Ida👤 Hephaistos Olympian god👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent🌍 the Beach of Troy at Troy👤 Hector (Trojan) Trojan hero, son of Priam🏛️ the Tomb of Achilles and Patroclos (Troy) at the Beach of Troy👤 Eumaios slave of Odysseus👤 Philoitios slave of Odysseus👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy👤 Telemachos son of Odysseus👥 the Suitors of Penelope on Ithaca reside in Odysseus' Palace on Ithaca🏛️ the Palace of Odysseus (Ithaca) at Ithaca👤 Cronos Titan, father of Zeus👤 Hestia Olympian goddess🏺 the Shield of Heracles👤 Ares Olympian god👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero🏛️ the Temple of Apollo Pagasai near Trachis (Thessaly)👤 Themis Titan, personification of law🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) mountain in northern Greece, home of the Olympian Gods🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa👤 the Aegis monster from which the Aegis is created👤 Artemis Olympian goddess👥 the Titans children of Ouranos and Ge👤 Amaltheia nurse of Zeus, either nymph or goat, and owner of horn of plenty👤 Cepheus (f. of Andromeda) father of Andromeda👤 Perseus (Argive) Greek hero, slayer of Medousa👤 Phineus (Ethiopian) son of Belos🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.12.3📖 Homer, Iliad 5.733-5.763📖 Hesiod, Theogony 1-28📖 Homer, Iliad 15.220-15.235📖 Homer, Iliad 15.306-15.311📖 Homer, Iliad 18.202-18.206📖 Homer, Iliad 24.14-24.21📖 Homer, Odyssey 22.281-22.329📖 Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite 21-32📖 Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 197-200📖 Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 424-456📖 Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite 7-15📖 Hesiod fr. 294 Most📖 Homeric Hymn 28 to Athena 1-18📖 Bacchylides fr. 15📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 8.2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 23.1-2 MacLeod📖 Ps-Lucian, The Patriot 8📖 Diodoros, Library 3.70.1-3.70.8📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 2.157📖 Pindar fr. 70b Snell-Maehler📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 15.229📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.1-5.89📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.753-4.803📖 Pliny, Natural History 34.76
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadHesiod, TheogonyHomer, Odyssey Homeric Hymn 5 to AphroditeHesiod, Shield of HeraclesHesiod Homeric Hymn 28 to AthenaBacchylidesLucian, Dialogues of the GodsPs-Lucian, The PatriotDiodoros, LibraryD-Scholia, IliadPindarOvid, MetamorphosesPliny, Natural History
Depictions
🏺 the Aegis protective garment worn by Zeus and Athena🏺 the Shield of Heracles
Relevant to local traditions reported from
🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa
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