Nike
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Summary
Nike is a goddess[1]. She ranks in the top 4% of goddess entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,839 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Pallas[3]
- Mother: Styx[4]
- Sex or gender: female[5]
- Instance of: Greek deity[6], allegorical Greek deity[7], winged deity[8]
- Commons category: Nike (mythology)[9]
- Said to be the same as: Victoria[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nike (mythology)[11]
- Worshipped by: Ancient Greek religion[12]
- Depicted by: Nike Crowns the Hero[13], Niki (agalma, Spata)[14], Memorial to the National Resistance, Ermoupolis[15], Memorial to the National Resistance, Loutraki[16], Memorial to the Fallen, Patras[17], Nike (sculpture), Chalkida[18], Statue of Nike, Kavala[19], Mosaico policromo a cassettoni con Nike e maschere[20], Nike Farnese[21], statue of Nike[22]
- Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28]
- Partially coincident with: Nike[29]
- Name in native language: Νίκη[30]
- Different from: Nike[31], Nika[32]
- Domain of saint or deity: victory[33]
- Sibling: Kratos[34], Zelus[35], Bia[36]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Nike include she[37], an enterprise[38], in United States[39], founded in 1964[40], headquartered in Beaverton[41]; Nicaea[42], an ancient city[43], in Turkey[44]; Project Nike[45], a military project[46], in United States[47]; Nicopolis[48], an archaeological site[49], in Greece[50], founded in -0029[51]; and Operation Niki[52], a military operation[53].
Why It Matters
Nike has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] She is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for her include she[37], an enterprise[38], in United States[39], founded in 1964[40], headquartered in Beaverton[41]; Nicaea[42], an ancient city[43], in Turkey[44]; Project Nike[45], a military project[46], in United States[47]; Nicopolis[48], an archaeological site[49], in Greece[50], founded in -0029[51]; and Operation Niki[52], a military operation[53].