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, founded in 2000, is the leading 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

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

AEGIS SecureConnect, a network authentication system popular in IEEE 802.1X networks
AEGIS (operating system), the original Apollo Computer operating system
AEGIS (Ragnarok Online), the software used to run the official servers for the Ragnarok Online computer game

Aegis (comics), 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)

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 ingoming 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, the shield of Thalia Grace in Rick Riordan's 2007 novel The Titan's Curse

Aegis Combat System, a missile guidance & combat system that was originally used by the United States Navy
- Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, an American-made missile defense system based on Aegis Combat System
Kimber Aegis, a model 1911 handgun made by the Kimber Manufacturing company

AEGIS (astronomy), the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey
AEGIS (molecular biology), artificially expanded genetic information systems
AEGIS (particle physics), the Antimatter Experiment: Gravity, Interferometry, Spectroscopy

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