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The aegis on the Lemnian Athena of Phidias, represented by a cast at the Pushkin Museum. The aegis (/ ˈ iː dʒ ɪ s / EE-jis; [1] Ancient Greek: αἰγίς aigís), as stated in the Iliad, is a device carried by Athena and Zeus, variously interpreted as an animal skin or a shield and sometimes featuring the head of a Gorgon.
A breastplate or chestplate is a device worn over the torso to protect it from injury, as an item of religious significance, or as an item of status. European [ edit ]
It also shares notable similarities with the Ince Athena in the National Museums Liverpool, which is dated to the late 4th century BC., [3] although the style of the heads differ with relation to hairstyle and headgear - the Athena Ince has a helmet. Nevertheless, the similarities suggest that the Athena with cross-strapped aegis is based on ...
Athena provides Aphrodite with information on her enemies, the Agents of Atlas, in exchange for her distracting Ares from joining the battle. [18] Using the aegis breastplate taken from Aegis, Hephaestus forged a helmet channeling the power of the Medusa head, which Delphyne used to turn Athena to stone. Hephaestus then planned on creating a ...
The Athena Giustiniani or Minerva Giustiniani is a Roman marble statue of Pallas Athena, based on a Greek bronze sculpture of the late 5th–early 4th century BCE. Formerly in the collection of Vincenzo Giustiniani , it is now in the Vatican Museums (inv. 2223).
Medusa on the breastplate of Alexander the Great, as depicted in the Alexander Mosaic from Pompeii's House of the Faun (c. 200 BC) Medusa column bases of Basilica Cistern in Constantinople. The "Rondanini Medusa" , a Roman copy of the Gorgoneion on the aegis of Athena ; later used as a model for the Gorgon's head in Antonio Canova 's marble ...
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Jennifer Lopez is experimenting with her style. The 54-year-old actress and singer wore a unique look when she stepped out on Tuesday, December 5, with husband Ben ...
Angelitos Athena; Aphaean Athena; Athena Arms the Warrior; Athena Leads the Young Warrior into the Fight; Athena Marsyas Group; Athena of Velletri; Athena Parthenos; Athena Promachos; Athena Protects the Young Hero; Athena relief of Sömek; Athena Teaches the Young Man How to Use a Weapon; Athena with cross-strapped aegis; Athenebrunnen