What does «égida» mean in Spanish?
- Breastplate of Jupiter and Minerva, made of the skin of the goat Amalthea (who suckled the god as a child) and adorned with an engraving of the head of Medusa. It is one of the attributes with which Athena is represented.
- Protection, support.
Examples of use in Spanish: "bajo la égida de uno".
- Under the aegis. Under the protection or defense of a person, body, etc.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Pintó esos frescos bajo la égida de su mecenas".
"Una operación militar humanitaria bajo la égida de las Naciones Unidas".
- A leather, wood or metal shield or defense used on an arm for defense.
- The poets called aegis to all the shields of the gods.