Nike (Greek goddess of victory)

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Greek goddess personification of victory

Nike is the Greek goddess personifying victory, often depicted with wings and associated with success in war and athletic contests.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek goddess → personification of victory →
appearsIn	Hesiod’s Theogony →
associatedWith	success in athletic contests → success in war → victory →
cultCenter	Athens → Sanctuary of Athena Nike on the Acropolis of Athens →
culture	Ancient Greek religion →
depictedAs	winged goddess →
domain	athletic victory → competitive success → military victory →
epithetOf	Athena Nike →
famousStatue	Winged Victory of Samothrace →
famousStatueLocation	Louvre Museum →
gender	female →
hasAttribute	palm branch → ribbon → staff → wings → wreath →
languageOfName	Ancient Greek →
nameInGreek	Νίκη →
nameMeaning	victory →
oftenShownWith	Athena → Zeus →
parent	Pallas → Styx →
representedIn	Greek sculpture → Greek vase painting →
residence	Mount Olympus →
role	divine charioteer → personification of victory →
RomanEquivalent	Victoria →
serves	Athena → Zeus →
sibling	Bia → Kratos → Zelos →
symbol	palm branch → wings → wreath →
timePeriodOfWorship	Archaic Greece → Classical Greece → Hellenistic period →
worshipType	companion deity → minor deity →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nike, Inc. →	namedAfter