Aegis

Aegis is a shield that has the face of Medusa on it. It is often used by Zeus and his daughter Athena.
Aegis also refers to Athena's protective cloak.
== History ==
The shield was originally made by Hephaestus, using the head of Medusa as an imprint on the face after Perseus turned over Medusa's head to Athena. The shield itself was shared between Athena and Zeus after its creation, though other gods have also been known to carry the shield, including Apollo who Zeus sent to retrieve the injured Hector of Troy from the Achaeans.
Athena has given parts of Aegis to her favoured heroes in the past. Throughout history, other people (such as Alexander the Great) would imprint the face of Medusa onto their armour in the hopes of replicating the effects of Aegis.
== Appearance ==
Aegis is a silver shield with the face of Medusa on it. It can sometimes change shape into a glowing mantle, that glitters "as if woven through with filaments of Imperial Gold."
== Use ==
* When activated, the shield gives off a terrible, fearful aura that forces adversaries away from the shield and the wearer. This provides extremely good safety for the wielder
* The part of aegis given to Reyna is able to absorb a deadly explosion so it feels like a helium balloon popping rather than a devastating explosion, as even an arrow from the giant Orion just shatters against it. As it is infused with Athena's power, a demigod wearer is able to kill the giant by strangling him with her aegis-infused cloak without a god physically being there.
== Trivia ==
* Aegis is the name of the defence system used in modern US missile cruisers.