Nike
Nike is depicted on a chariot run by horses, next to Zeus. She is fighting alongside the Olympian gods against the Giants.
↻ synthesized from 9 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- The vase dates to the Classical period of ancient Greece.
Relationships
- enemy of
- giant
- co occurs with
- Athena's sacred snake, Perias, Aesculapius, Zelus, Kratos, Gaia, Ares, Aphrodite, Dioskouroi, Demeter, Persephone, Porphyrion, Hekate, Heracles, Hera, Hebe, Iris, Echidna, Oceanus, Tethys, Erebus, Nox, drakaina, Hercules, Enodia, Kore, Styx, Pallas
- syncretized with
- Victoria
Mentioned by
- Gaia
- Ares
- Aphrodite
- Dioskouroi
- Demeter
- Persephone
- Porphyrion
- Hekate
- Heracles
- Hera
- Hebe
- Iris
- Echidna
- Oceanus
- Tethys
- Erebus
and 10 more
Sources
Source passages
“next to Nike on a chariot run by horses, while Dionysus' chariot one is run by panthers.”
#20033 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In her right hand, perhaps leaning on a column for support, she held a statue of Nike, 2 m high. This symbol of victory held a crown of gold laurels, which she was to be about to place on the goddess's head.”
#20256 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Bia is not as well known as her siblings Kratos or Nike, and when she appears in myths, she is usually silent.”
#27864 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Hebe was occasionally depicted with wings, which has led to confusion by modern scholars on whether depictions of winged female attendants are Hebe, Iris, or Nike. One confirmed depiction of Hebe with wings, as determined by the Η above the figure's head, is on a cup by Sosias.”
#28498 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“by him gave birth to the personifications Zelus (Glory, Emulation), Nike (Victory), Kratos (Strength, Dominion), and Bia (Force, Violence).”
#37349 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5