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The aegis ( ; grc, αἰγίς ''aigís''), as stated in the '' Iliad'', is a device carried by Athena and Zeus, variously interpreted as an animal skin or a shield and sometimes featuring the head of a Gorgon. There may be a connection with a deity named Aex or Aix, a daughter of Helios and a nurse of Zeus or alternatively a mistress of Zeus ( Hyginus, ''Astronomica'' 2. 13). The modern concept of doing something "under someone's ''aegis'' means doing something under the protection of a powerful, knowledgeable, or benevolent source. The word ''aegis'' is identified with protection by a strong force with its roots in Greek mythology and adopted by the Romans; there are parallels in Norse mythology and in Egyptian mythology as well, where the Greek word ''aegis'' is applied by extension. Etymology The Greek ''aigis'', has many meanings including: # "violent windstorm", from the verb ''aïssō'' ( word stem ''aïg-'') = "I rush or move violently". Akin to ''kataigis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Lemnia ( hu, Lemhény, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. The commune is composed of a single village, Lemnia. It also included two other villages until 2004, when they were split off to form Mereni Commune. It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania. Demographics The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ... it has a population of 3,454 of which 98.49% or 3,402 are Hungarian. References {{Covasna County Communes in Covasna County Localities in Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
