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Aegīdes, ae, patr. m., = Αἰγείδης, a descendant of Ægeus.
- I. Theseus, Ov. H. 4, 59; id. Tr. 5, 4, 26.
- II. Descendants in gen., children, grandchildren of Ægeus, Ov. H. 2, 67.
aegis, ĭdis, f., = αἰγίς, ίδος.
- I. The œgis.
- A. The shield of Jupiter, Verg. A. 8, 354; Sil. 12, 720.
- B. The shield of Minerva, with Medusa’s head, Verg. A. 8, 435: contra sonantem Palladis aegida, Hor. C. 3, 4, 57; so Ov. M. 2, 753; 6, 78 al.
Hence,
- II. Transf.
- A. A shield, defence.
So only Ovid of the jewelry by which maidens try to conceal their ugliness: decipit hac oculos aegide dives Amor, R. Am. 346.
- B. In the larch-tree, the wood nearest the pith, Plin. 16, 39, 73, § 187.