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{{Quote|It is believed Minerva wore this protective outfit while in combat. There's a reason people believe she was the goddess of war!| | {{Quote|It is believed Minerva wore this protective outfit while in combat. There's a reason people believe she was the goddess of war!|Shaun Hastings' notes for the Helix initiate, 2015.|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate outfits}} | ||
[[File:Aegis.jpg|thumb|250px|The Aegis]] | [[File:Aegis.jpg|thumb|250px|The Aegis]] | ||
The '''aegis''' was an ancient [[armor]] outfit which allegedly belonged to the [[Isu]] scientist [[Minerva]]. | The '''aegis''' was an ancient [[armor]] outfit which allegedly belonged to the [[Isu]] scientist [[Minerva]]. | ||
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Allegedly worn by Minerva in combat, the aegis encouraged the [[human]] belief that she was a goddess of war.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> | Allegedly worn by Minerva in combat, the aegis encouraged the [[human]] belief that she was a goddess of war.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the aegis featured prominently on the [[Statue of Athena]] in [[Athens]], where it took the shape of the entire breastplate adorned with a [[Gorgon]]'s head. Smaller [[marble]] statues replicated this look, but instead placed the aegis hanging near Athena's waist on a sash over her {{Wiki|Chiton (garment)|chiton}}.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
Millennia later sometime before the [[Industrial Revolution]] in the 1860s, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Michel Reuge]] somehow found the aegis near {{Wiki|Bath, Somerset|Bath}} in [[United Kingdom|England]] and later stored it in an underground [[Michel Reuge's Vault|vault]] in [[London]]. In 1868, [[Evie Frye|Evie]] and [[Jacob Frye]] gained access to Reuge's vault and Evie claimed the outfit for her own usage.<ref name="Secrets of London">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Secrets of London]]</ref> | |||
==Owners== | ==Owners== | ||
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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'', when the Aegis | In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'', when Evie wears the Aegis, the outfit flickers with visible pixel lines like a screen. | ||
In [[Greece|Greco]]-[[Rome|Roman]] [[Greek mythology|mythology]], the Aegis is sometimes depicted as a [[shield]] with the image of [[Medusa]]'s head emblazoned on it | In [[Greece|Greco]]-[[Rome|Roman]] [[Greek mythology|mythology]], the Aegis is sometimes depicted as a [[shield]] with the image of [[Medusa]]'s head emblazoned on it, while other sources state that it was a cuirass. What the aegis was made of, or how and by whom, is also debated. It alternately has been described as made from the hide of [[Jupiter|Zeus]]' wet-nurse [[goat]] [[Amalthea]],<ref name="Summit of Mount Ida">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations]]: "Messara: Summit of Mount Ida"</ref> a device forged by [[Hephaistos]] and the [[Cyclops|Cyclopes]], or even the flayed skin of a slain Gorgon.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Aegis}}</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> | ||
ACS The Aegis.jpg|Evie Frye wearing the Aegis | ACS The Aegis.jpg|Evie Frye wearing the Aegis | ||
ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgon.jpg|The Aegis | ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgon.jpg|The Aegis on the Statue of Athena in Athens | ||
ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgonmarble.jpg|The Aegis | ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgonmarble.jpg|The Aegis on a marble statue of Athena | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{ | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Io|sculpture}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 00:31, 20 January 2022
The aegis was an ancient armor outfit which allegedly belonged to the Isu scientist Minerva.
History
Allegedly worn by Minerva in combat, the aegis encouraged the human belief that she was a goddess of war.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War, the aegis featured prominently on the Statue of Athena in Athens, where it took the shape of the entire breastplate adorned with a Gorgon's head. Smaller marble statues replicated this look, but instead placed the aegis hanging near Athena's waist on a sash over her chiton.[2]
Millennia later sometime before the Industrial Revolution in the 1860s, the Assassin Michel Reuge somehow found the aegis near Bath in England and later stored it in an underground vault in London. In 1868, Evie and Jacob Frye gained access to Reuge's vault and Evie claimed the outfit for her own usage.[3]
Owners
- Minerva (? – ?)
- Michel Reuge (? – ?)
- Evie Frye (1868 – ?)
Behind the scenes
In Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, when Evie wears the Aegis, the outfit flickers with visible pixel lines like a screen.
In Greco-Roman mythology, the Aegis is sometimes depicted as a shield with the image of Medusa's head emblazoned on it, while other sources state that it was a cuirass. What the aegis was made of, or how and by whom, is also debated. It alternately has been described as made from the hide of Zeus' wet-nurse goat Amalthea,[4] a device forged by Hephaistos and the Cyclopes, or even the flayed skin of a slain Gorgon.[5]
Gallery
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Evie Frye wearing the Aegis
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The Aegis on the Statue of Athena in Athens -
The Aegis on a marble statue of Athena
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (sculpture only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Secrets of London
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations: "Messara: Summit of Mount Ida"
- ↑
Aegis on Wikipedia
