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Statue of Nike in the Agora of Cyrene

Nike, also known as Victoria in Roman mythology, is the Greek goddess and personification of victory. She's often depicted with wings and a laurel wreath and can be found on many old Greek coins.

In some works, she's described as the daughter of Ares while in others, she's the daughter of the titan Pallas and the goddess Styx.

During the 1st century BCE, statues of Nike adorned numerous locations within Greek settlements, for example in the Agora of Cyrene in Cyrenaica.[1]

Trivia

  • The Greek word for Nike, Νίκη, literally means 'victory'.

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