Ides

Ides may refer to:

  • Ides (calendar), a day in the Roman calendar that marked the approximate middle of the month
  • Specifically, Ides of March
  • Ides, a being in Germanic paganism
  • Saint Ides, an Irish saint
  • St. Ides, a brand of malt liquor, named after the Irish saint; in turn, this beverage inspired the songs:
    • "St. Ides Heaven", a song by Elliott Smith, released on his album Elliott Smith (album)
    • "St. Ides of March", a song by Soledad Brothers (band)

IDES may mean:

  • SAP AG's IDES, Internet Demonstration and Evaluation System
  • Intrusion Detection Expert System
  • IDES Inc. (Integrated Design Engineering Systems)
  • Integrated Disability Evaluation System, a program of the US Department of Defense
  • IDES, Illinois Department of Employment Security (state unemployment agency)

Famous quotes containing the word ides:

    “The Ides of March have come.”
    —Julius Caesar [Gaius Julius Caesar] (100–44 B.C.)

    “Remember March, the Ides of March remember.
    Did not great Julius bleed for justice’ sake?
    What villain touched his body, that did stab
    And not for justice?”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Soothsayer. Beware the Ides of March.
    Caesar. He is a dreamer. Let us leave him. Pass.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)