according toHesiodOf《Divine Scripture》She is the TitanPalas(Pallas) andStyx(Styx)'s daughter, alsoKratos(strength)Biya(strong) andZelos (Enthusiastic) sisters, they are allMain GodZeusA companion of.Although bornTitans , she still stood in the Titan WarOlympusOn the one hand, it brought them victory.
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Her classic image is that she has a pair of wings, a healthy figure, and a flowing clothes, like walking down from the sky. Her plump body reveals strength and health under her thin shirt, showing victory and the joy that comes with it.As Zeus andAthenaWhen she was a god, she had no wings. Later, when she became the goddess of victory independently, she added two wings.In the traditional description, Nick often has wings and has amazing speed, but he does not have other special forces.
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Victory Goddess
As the name implies, the Goddess of Victory is the embodiment of victory, and victory follows wherever she goes.She held itPalmBar, holding an olive ring in one hand, during the competitionChina CouncilAlways hovering around the winners.She not only symbolizes the victory of the war, but also represents many areas of Greek daily life, especiallycompetitive sportsSuccess in the field.Therefore, she is regarded as the god who brings good luck, and is often the object of artistic works.In her works of art, she usually assimilates with other gods, such asancient GreekSculptors of the Tang Dynasty usually portray her as a petite figure with wings, perching on the arm of another god, or sticking out from the clothes of a companion god, or flying high in the sky like a fairy.
In her most famous portraits, such asLouvreInternal《Victoire de Samothrace 》(Victoire de Samothrace), she is a winged goddess naked or wearing armor.stayGreeceOn the pottery, she is depicted as standing, flying or striding, sometimes pouring sacrificial wine on the altar.Her appendages are usuallyGarland、amphora , vials and censers.stayItalyIn the Greek colonies in the west, she usually appears in the image of riding in a chariot. In other places, she appears as holding a weapon or trophy, or playinglira(lyre, ancient Greekharp, with five to seven strings) orflute。
Niche is often worshipped together with Athena, because in the first 490 yearsMarathon CampaignChina and Greece defeatedPersiaAfter that, they were connected.It is believed that the giant statue of Athena enshrined in the Parthenon Temple in Athens also depicts the Niche sculpture, and the Parthenon complex also contains a temple dedicated to the Niche sculpture in Athens.Sometimes, Athena is depicted as an image with the appendages of Niche.According to the records of Pausanias, Athenaeus was shown as an image without wings. Maybe people hoped that this could prevent the goddess of victory from leaving the city.The temple still has an image of the god: XieShoelaceNike Slancio.It was once located on the parapet of the temple, and is now in the Acropolis Museum in Athens.
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NikeJeff Johnson, the designer of (Nick) (Nike), thought of the goddess of victory when naming new products in 1971, and a famous sports brand was born.
