It is, however, a disarming disguise, or perhaps a shield, for not only has Mercer proved himself to be one of the few great lyricists over the years, but also one who can function remarkably under pressure.

`` The planet is very low in radiation from mineral deposits, and the atmosphere seems to shield out most of the solar output.

In his right hand he grasps a club, or a flail, and in his left is a round or oval shield.

The story of Ajax was frequently made use of by ancient poets and artists, and the hero who appears on some Locrian coins with the helmet, shield, and sword is probably this Ajax.

Homer is somewhat vague about the precise manner of Ajax's death but does ascribe it to his loss in the dispute over Achilles's shield: when Odysseus visits Hades, he begs the soul of Ajax to speak to him, but Ajax, still resentful over the old quarrel, refuses and descends silently back into Erebus.

This, combined with their post-battle rewards, prompted them to raise Alaric " on a shield " and proclaim him king ; according to Jordanes ( a Gothic historian of varying importance, depending upon who is asked ), both the new king and his people decided " rather to seek new kingdoms by their own work, than to slumber in peaceful subjection to the rule of others.

The insignia of Apollo 16 is dominated by rendering of an American eagle and a red, white and blue shield, representing the people of the United States, overlaying a gray background, the lunar surface.

Overlaying the shield is a gold NASA vector, orbiting the Moon.

The coat of arms is two-tone, with the school's official colours, garnet and blue, on the shield.

An aegis (; ) is either a large collar or cape worn in ancient times to display the protection provided by a high religious authority, or a bag-like garment containing a protective shield signifying the same.

The name has been extended to many other entities, and the concept of a protective shield is found in other mythologies, while its form varies across sources.

The Aegis (), as stated in the Iliad, is the shield or buckler or breastplate, of Athena or Zeus, which, according to Homer was fashioned by Hephaestus.

Often the Aegis is described as the bag in which Athene carried her shield and the serpent who was her son.

13 ) Zeus is said to have used the skin of the goat deity Amalthea ( aigis " goat-skin ") which suckled him in Crete, as a shield when he went forth to do battle against the Titans.

Bodyguards act as a shield for the potential target, keeping lookout for potential attackers ( sometimes in advance, for example on a parade route ), and putting themselves in harm's way — both by simple presence, showing that physical force is available to protect the target, and by shielding the target during any attack.

Concrete reduces the risk of structural collapse and is an effective fire shield, providing safe means of escape for occupants and protection for fire fighters.

His skill with his shield is such that he can attack multiple targets in succession with a single throw or even cause a boomerang-like return from a throw to attack an enemy from behind.

Captain America uses several shields throughout his history, the most prevalent of which is a nigh-indestructible disc-shaped shield made from an experimental alloy of steel and the fictional vibranium.

** Psionic Shield: the ability to erect a shield that is used to protect one's mind.

A " Cowboys " chest crest is directly under the NFL shield.

Artist and engraver W. Parke Johnson designed this emblem on the basis of the shield that is depicted at the center of the original seal.

A similar effect is found in VIII. 452, where Virgil describes how the blacksmith sons of Vulcan " take up their arms with great strength one to another " in forging Aeneas ' shield:

One major difference between the Ramsay's family coat of arms and the university seal, is that while the Ramsay seal features a griffin and greyhound, the Dalhousie seal instead has two dragons supporting the eagle-adorned shield.

However, if one examines the few existing foreign sources about Denmark from the 13th to 15th centuries, it is apparent that, at least from foreign point of view ; the national symbol of Denmark was not a red-and-white banner but the royal coat of arms ( three blue lions on a golden shield.

The national Coat of Arms of Estonia, three blue lions on a golden shield, is almost identical to the Coat of Arms of Denmark, and its origin can be traced directly back to King Valdemar II and Danish rule in Estonia 1219-1346.

On the most basic level, electronegativity is determined by factors like the nuclear charge ( the more protons an atom has, the more " pull " it will have on negative electrons ) and the number / location of other electrons present in the atomic shells ( the more electrons an atom has, the farther from the nucleus the valence electrons will be, and as a result the less positive charge they will experience — both because of their increased distance from the nucleus, and because the other electrons in the lower energy core orbitals will act to shield the valence electrons from the positively charged nucleus ).

:: The first part is the arms of the family Rockolfing: three gold roses geknopt throat in the field, vert scrolled head and a shield charged with a throat depth and looking round lion of gold, tongued gules.

It is also charged with an inescutcheon bearing the Royal arms of Scotland ; a gold shield with a red rampant lion in a double border decorated with fleurs de lis.

They were charged with the twelve bronze shields called ancilia, which like the Mycenaean shield resembled a figure eight.

The state flag of Moldova is a vertical tricolor of blue, yellow, and red, charged with the coat of arms of Moldova ( an eagle holding a shield charged with an aurochs ) on the center bar.

The blue and red shield on the eagle's chest is charged with the traditional symbols of Moldova: an aurochs ' head, flanked by a rose at dexter and a crescent at senester, and having a star between its horns, all of gold.

The seal of the borough of Lostwithiel was a shield charged with a castle rising from water between two thistles, in the water two fish, with the legend " Sigillum burgi de Lostwithyel et Penknight in Cornubia ".

A silver color metal and enamel device in height overall consisting of a blue shield charged with a silver rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike.

Vertically centred over the sphere is the national shield, a white-rimmed curved bottom red shield charged with a white inescutcheon.

* I-The round shield will be composed of a sky-blue field containing five silver stars arranged in the form of the Southern Cross, with the bordure of the field outlined in gold and charged with silver stars equal to the stars existing in the National Flag ( Modification made by Law No. 8421 of 11 May 1972 ).

* Battle of Hastings ( October 14, 1066 ): 2, 200 Norman Knights repeatedly charged the Anglo-Saxon shield wall.

The Coat of Arms of the Royal Society, is " in a dexter corner of a shield argent our three Lions of England, and for crest a helm adorned with a crown studded with florets, surmounted by an eagle of proper colour holding in one foot a shield charged with our lions: supporters two white hounds gorged with crowns ", with the motto of " nullius in verba ".

The flag of the modern Canadian province, a blue saltire on a white field, is a simple figure-ground reversal of the flag of Scotland ( a white saltire, Saint Andrew's cross, on a blue field ), charged with an inescutcheon bearing the royal arms of Scotland, a gold shield with a red lion rampant surrounded by a royal double tressure ( a double border decorated with fleurs de lis ).

In a 1: 2 proportion, it consists of the shield of the Royal Arms of Canada defaced with both a blue roundel surrounded by a wreath of gold maple leaves and scallop shells, within which is a depiction William's cypher ( a W surmounted by a coronet of his rank ), and a white label of three points, charged with a red shell, reminiscent the coat of arms of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.

A further barrel-shaped CsI shield, also in electronic anticoincidence, surrounded the central detector on the sides and provided coarse collimation, rejecting gamma rays and charged particles from the sides or most of the forward field-of-view ( FOV ).

Gules, a knight armed cap-à-pie mounted on a horse salient argent, brandishing a sword proper and maintaining a shield azure charged with a cross of Lorraine Or.

Blazon: Flanking the crest two banners, the staffs Light Brown with Silver finials and ferrules passing behind the shield and extending below the motto scroll, the dexter banner Or bordered compony of the like and Azure, charged with a mullet of the last voided Argent, the sinister banner Or bordered compony of the like and Gules, charged with a Tudor Rose barb and seeded Vert.

Jones uses the Pa Cheng charged with mystical energy to penetrate the shield and destroy the Heart of the Dragon.

The shield consisted of four quarters between a white cross charged with a red maple leaf.

The top portion of the shield is green with a triangular notch in the middle, pointing upwards, charged with two gold crowns of maple leaves.