Aspis (disambiguation)

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

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

• The Aspis another name for the ancient Hesiodic poem the Shield of Heracles
• 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