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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 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.
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.
Yes, it is in an English context. The article's given pronunciation is excruciatingly correct, and used by the kind of people who pronounce "cinema" with a hard c. (I understand the running shoe is generaly pronounced as a monosyllable.) --Wetman 07:42, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)
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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 ...
In Greek mythology, Bia (/ ˈ b aɪ ə /; Ancient Greek: Βία; "force, strength") is the personification of force. According to the preface to Fabulae by Gaius Julius Hyginus, Bia's Roman name was Vis. [citation needed] Vis is Latin for force, power, violence, or strength.
The Nike of Epidaurus (Greek: Νίκη της Επιδαύρου) is an ancient Greek marble statuette of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, by the sculptor Timotheos, a renowned sculptor of antiquity. The Nike was once part of the west pediment of the temple of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine and healing, in ancient Epidaurus.