aegis

• n. 保護、シェルター、サポート、後援

羊膜（amnion）を持つヤギ（aig）が語源。ギリシャ神話では、天空の神ゼウスは雌ヤギに育てられ、そのお礼にゼウスは雌ヤギに神の力を授けた。この雌ヤギの皮で作られた盾は強く無敵で、この盾は後にアテナに与えられた。

aegis

aegis: [18] The notion of ‘protection’ contained in this word goes back to classical mythology, in which one of the functions or attributes of the Greek god Zeus (and later of Roman Jupiter or Minerva) was the giving of protection. This was usually represented visually as a shield, traditionally held to be made of goatskin – hence Greek aigís, the name of the shield, came to be associated in the popular imagination with aix (aig- in its stem form), the Greek word for ‘goat’. English borrowed the word directly from Latin.

aegis (n.)

"protection," 1793, from Latin aegis, from Greek Aigis, the name of the shield of Zeus, said by Herodotus to be related to aix (genitive aigos) "goat," from PIE *aig- "goat" (cognates: Sanskrit ajah, Lithuanian ozys "he-goat"), as the shield was of goatskin. Athene's aigis was a short goat-skin cloak, covered with scales, set with a gorgon's head, and fringed with snakes. The exact use and purpose of it is not now clear.

The goatskin would be worn with the two forelegs tied in front of the wearer's breast, or possibly with the head passed through an opening made at the neck, by the removal of the animal's head. [F. Warre Cornish, ed., "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities," London, 1898]

1. The space programme will continue under the aegis of the armed forces.

この宇宙計画は武装部隊を後ろ盾に続けられる。

2.Simulation experiments are used to verify the validity of Aegis .

シミュレーション実験により、 aegis の有効性を検証した。

3.She went to Sheffield University as a lecturer，under the aegis of Boris Ford.

ボリス?フォードの支援を受けて、シェフィールド大学に講義に行った。

4.A child whose welfare is now under the aegis of the courts.

児童福祉は現在、法廷の保護下にある。

5.A conference under the aegis of the United Nations.

国連主催の会議。