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Nike

in Greek mythology, the goddess of victory (Latin, Victoria). She was rewarded by Zeus with the permission to live in Olympus, for the readiness with which she came to his assistance in the war with the Titans. There was a temple to her on the Acropolis of Athens. She is usually represented with wings, and frequently bearing a palm branch and wreath.

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