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Nike is also depicted in literature as a goddess who judges the excellence of gods and mortals in competition. [21] This role of assessing the greatness of skill of a god or mortal is most evident in war, where Nike is often depicted on the side of the victor granting them the victory.
Bia is not as well known as her siblings Kratos or Nike, and when she appears in myths, she is usually silent. However, she does play a pivotal role in the story of Prometheus. Prometheus was one of the Titans and was often in conflict with Zeus. Eventually, he angered Zeus so much that he decided to punish him for all of eternity.
Victoria (or Nike) on a fresco from Pompeii, Neronian era. In ancient Roman religion Victoria was the deified personification of victory. She first appeared during the first Punic War, seemingly as a Romanised re-naming of Nike, the goddess of victory associated with Rome's Greek allies in the Greek mainland and in Magna Graecia.
Sandraudiga, goddess whose name may mean "she who dyes the sand red", suggesting she is a war deity or at least has a warrior aspect Týr , god of war, single combat, law, justice, and the thing , who later lost much of his religious importance and mythical role to the god Wōden
Nike (/ ˈ n aɪ k ɪ / ⓘ is a family name and feminine given name found in various cultures, deriving from Greek νίκη (nikē), "victory". [ 1 ] It is sometimes traceable to Nike , the Greek goddess of victory, which is also present in the more frequently-occurring names Nicholas and Nicole .
Egyptian war goddess Neith wearing the Deshret crown of northern (lower) Egypt, which bears the cobra of Wadjet. In some ancient Egyptian creation myths, Neith was identified as the mother of Ra and Apep. [38] When she was identified as a water goddess, she was viewed as the mother of Sobek, the crocodile. [39]
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 ...
The Nike wears a chiton, of which only the sleeves are visible, and a peplos with a long apoptygma, or an overfold, girt high around the goddess's waist that accentuates her body's contour. The garment she wears enhances the impression that she is flying, as it clings to her legs and billowes in the wind on either side of Nike.