Board Thread:Wiki News and Announcements/@comment-81.175.86.109-20130212124720/@comment-6468416-20130213203813

In  Greek  mythology , Nike  ( Gr eek :  Νίκη, "Victory" , pronounced  [nǐːkɛː] ) was a  g oddess  who personified vict <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">ory <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, also known as the Winged Goddess of Victory. The Roman equivalent was  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Vic <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">toria <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">. Depending upon the time of various myths, she was described as the daughter of  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Pal <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">las <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> (Titan) and  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">S <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">tyx <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">(Water), <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> and the sister of  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">K <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">ratos <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> (Strength),  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Bi <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">a <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> (Force), and  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Ze <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">lus <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> (Zeal).

<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">Nike and her siblings were close companions of Zeus, the dominant deity of the Greek pantheon. According to classical (later) myth, Styx brought them to Zeus when the god was assembling allies for the Titan War against the older deities. Nike assumed the role of the divine charioteer, a role in which she often is portrayed in Classical Greek art. Nike flew around battlefields rewarding the victors with glory and fame.