aegis
From LSJ
οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ægis,¹³ ĭdis (ĭdos), f.,
1 égide [bouclier de Pallas, avec la tête de Méduse] : Hor. O. 1, 15, 11 ; 3, 4, 57 ; Virg. En. 8, 435
