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-[[Image:Angel de la Independencia.jpg|thumb|300px|Nike (The Angel) sculpture at [[Mexico City]]]]
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-'''Nike''' has several meanings.
-==Nike the Greek Goddess of Victory==
-'''Nike''' is the goddess of victory of ancient [[Greek]]s. They made for her a statue in Delphi after the victory of Salamis; she also had a temple on the acropolis of [[Athens]], and a sanctuary on the acropolis of Megara.  In Greek [[mythology]], Nike is described as a daughter of Pallas and Styx, and as a sister of Zelus, Cratos and Bia. She was honored by [[Zeus]] because she and her two sisters, fought on his side against the Titans.
-The winged marble sculpture discovered at Samothrace, an island in the Aegean sea, was probably offered by Rhodians in commemoration of a naval victory.
-<blockquote>
-The theatrical stance, vigorous movement, and billowing drapery of this Hellenistic sculpture are combined with references to the Classical period-prefiguring the baroque aestheticism of the Pergamene sculptors. <ref>http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/detail_notice.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673225805&CURRENT_LLV_NOTICE%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673225805&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9852723696500817&bmLocale=en</ref>
-At present this sculpture is at the French [[Louvre]] museum.
-</blockquote>
-Romans named her ''Victory'', as a symbol of victory over death.
-[[Image:Monumento a la independencia El Angel.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''El Angel'', Monumento a la independencia de Mexico, [[Mexico City]].]]
-[[Image:Victory of Samothrace Louvre.jpg|thumb|The [[Louvre]] winged ''Victory of Samothrace'',
-Circa 190 BC.]]
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-==Nike, Inc.==
-{{See also|Nike, Inc.}}
-Nike also refers to the [[American]] multinational maker of footwear, clothing, and sports equipment.
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-== External links ==
-* [http://www.theoi.com/Daimon/Nike.html Nike]
-* [http://www.Nike.com Nike.com Official website]
-[[Category:Greek Mythology]]
-[[Category:Sculptures]]
-[[Category:Disambiguation Pages]]

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