Nike
Greek · deity · titanomachy · Recorded classification
Winged goddess of victory, daughter of Styx and the Titan Pallas.
Parentage
- parent: Pallas
Domains
- victory
Powers
- Grants victory in battle and contest
Epithets
- Ἀπτερος Wingless; the cult-image of Athena Nike kept without wings so victory could not fleePaus. 1.22.4; 3.15.7 (Nike Apteros) (primary)
- καλλίπτερος Fair-winged; the swift winged goddess of victoryBacchyl. 11.1-7 (Nike); cf. Hes. Theog. 383-385 (primary)
Relations
- sibling: ZelusHesiod, Theogony 383-385 (secondary)
- sibling: KratosHesiod, Theogony 383-385 (secondary)
- sibling: BiaHesiod, Theogony 383-385 (secondary)
- counterpart of: NikeThe hymn addresses this deity in an Orphic ritual context; Greek genealogy is not imported.Orphic Hymns, 32 (Thomas Taylor numbering; modern hymn 33) (primary)
Sources
- existence: Hesiod, Theogony 383-385 (primary)