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