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Greek goddess of victory.
She was the daughter of the giant Pallas and the river Styx . Nike was originally an attribute of both Athena and Zeus , represented as a small figure carried in their hand. She gradually came to be recognized as a mediator between gods and mortals, and was frequently shown carrying a palm branch, wreath, or staff as the messenger of victory. When depicted on her own, she was often a winged figure hovering over the victor in a competition. At Rome she was worshiped as Victoria.
Nike, sculpture from a bronze vessel, probably made in a Greek city of southern Italy, c. ...
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