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Aegis (disambiguation)

In Greek mythology, aegis is the shield used by the Greek god Zeus.

Aegis may also refer to:

Organisations

  • AEGIS (research network), the Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies, a network of African studies centres in Europe
  • Aegis the Union, UK finance industry trade union affiliated with Trades Union Congress
  • Aegis Trust, a British NGO which campaigns to prevent genocide worldwide
  • Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students, UK
  • Aid for the Elderly in Government Institutions (AEGIS), British pressure group for older people active between 1965 and 1976

Corporations

  • Aegis Group, a British company that performs media research, planning and buying
  • Aegis Defence Services, a British-based security services company
  • Aegis Limited (BPO), a business process outsourcing corporation founded in the US, now currently based in India
    • Aegis Global Academy, an MBA educational institution operated by Aegis Limited

Media

Comics and animation

  • Aegis (Trey Rollins), a superhero who first appeared in Marvel Comics' New Warriors series
  • Aegis (Lady of All Sorrows), a female cosmic being in the Marvel universe who appears in The Fantastic Four and The Silver Surfer among other titles
  • A.E.G.I.S., a fictional organisation in the anime Gate Keepers that combats threats from an invading species
  • Entropy Aegis, armor worn by the DC character Steel (John Henry Irons)

Literature and publications

  • Aegis, the shield of Thalia Grace in Rick Riordan's 2007 novel The Titan's Curse
  • The Aegis (newspaper), a weekly newspaper based in Harford County, Maryland
  • The Aegis, the annual yearbook for Dartmouth College

Music

  • Aégis, an album by the Norwegian band Theatre of Tragedy
  • Aegis (band), a pop music group from the Philippines

Video games

  • Aegis Wing, a shooter game that can be downloaded from the Xbox Live Arcade store
  • AEGIS: Guardian of the Fleet, a 1994 DOS game simulating the command of a U.S. Navy Ticonderoga class cruiser
  • Aigis (Persona), an android in the role-playing game Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 and related series
  • The shield wielded by Gallantmon in the Digimon series
  • Aegis of the Immortal, a shield in Dota 2
  • Aegis VII, a planet in Dead Space
  • Aegis suit, a suit worn by Vanessa Z. Schneider, the main character of P.N.03
  • Aegis, a positive status effect that negates the first incoming damage on characters in Guild Wars 2
  • Aegis, a shielding mechanic from the Kaidan adventure zone onwards in The Secret World
  • AEGIS (Freedom City), a fictional government organisation in the role-playing game Mutants & Masterminds
  • AEGIS, a fictional government organisation in the role-playing game Conspiracy X
  • Pyra/Mythra and Malos are known as the Aegises in Xenoblade Chronicles 2
  • AEGIS (Aperture Employee Guardian and Intrusion System), the main antagonist in Portal Stories: Mel.
  • Aegis Dynamics, a ship manufacturing company in Star Citizen.

Science

  • AIDS Education Global Information System (AEGIS), a database of AIDS information
  • AEGIS (astronomy), the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey
  • AEGIS (particle physics), the Antimatter Experiment: Gravity, Interferometry, Spectroscopy
  • AEGIS (molecular biology), artificially expanded genetic information systems

Computing

Military

  • Aegis Combat System, a missile guidance & combat system that was originally used by the United States Navy
  • Kimber Aegis, a model 1911 handgun made by the Kimber Manufacturing company

Other

  • Aizis or Aigis, a Dacian town and later Roman castrum in Dacia
  • LG Aegis (MG320), a mobile phone from LG Electronics
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