Aspis (disambiguation)

An aspis was the heavy wooden shield used by the infantry in various periods of ancient Greece.

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Aspis may also refer to:

Snakes

Asp (reptile), any of several venomous snake species, known as "aspis" in antiquity
- Vipera aspis, a species of venomous viper
- Aspis cerastes, a synonym for Cerastes cerastes, a venomous viper
- Aspis vipera, a synonym for Cerastes vipera, a venomous viper

Ships

Greek ship Aspis, the name of two destroyers of the Hellenic Navy
SS Aspis, a Greek cargo ship in service 1960–63

Places

Aspis Island, Antarctica
Aspis (Punic), a Carthaginian town at present-day Kelibia, Tunisia
- Siege of Aspis, 255 BC

Other uses

Aspis (Menander), a comedy by Menander
Aspis (Dungeons & Dragons), a creature in Dungeons & Dragons
Laura Aspis Prize (or Aspis Prize or Aspis Award), a former award in the game of chess
T Bank, formerly Aspis Bank, a former commercial bank in Greece

See also

Apsis, point of least or greatest distance of a body in an elliptic orbit
Athos-Aspis, a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, France

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