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In Greek mythology and ancient religion, Nike or Nice (English: / ˈ n aɪ k i / ⓘ; [2] Greek: Νίκη, romanized: Níkē, lit. 'victory'; [nǐː.kɛː]) is the goddess who personifies victory in any field including art, music, war, and athletics. [3]
The Nike of Paionios is an ancient statue of the Greek goddess of victory, Nike, made by sculptor Paionios (Paeonius of Mende) between 425 BC and 420 BC. Made of Parian marble, the medium gives the statue a translucent and pure white look to it. Found in pieces, the statue was restored from many fragments but is lacking face, neck, forearms ...
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... the goddess of victory in Greek mythology. ... Sculptures of Nike (1 C, 24 P) Pages in category "Nike (mythology)"
The story about it coming from Latin for "True Image" is a false folk etymology that arose during the Middle Ages in Western Europe. The name Veronica is garbled from its transmission from Greek into Latin and the people of western Europe, who were largely unfamiliar with the Greek language to begin with, failed to recognize the Greek name. In ...
The Greek government considers the Winged Victory, like the Elgin Marbles, illegally plundered and wants it repatriated to Greece. "If the French and the Louvre have a problem, we are ready to preserve and accentuate the Victory of Samothrace, if they return it to us", Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Akis Gerondopoulos said in 2013.
The Temple of Athena Nike Painting of the Temple of Athena Nike, by Carl Werner, 1877. The Temple of Athena Nike (Greek: Ναός Αθηνάς Νίκης, Naós Athinás Níkis) is a temple on the Acropolis of Athens, dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike. Built around 420 BC, the temple is the earliest fully Ionic temple on the Acropolis.
Greek text available from the same website. Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Nike Award, a Polish language literature prize; The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also known as the Niké of Samothrace, an ancient statue of the goddess Nike; Nike of Callimachus, an ancient statue of the goddess Nike; Nike of Paionios, a statue of Nike from Olympia, Greece; Nike of Paros, a sculpture from Paros; Nike of Megara, statue from Megara