Who Is Nike?
Goddess of victory at Zeus's side
Nike is the goddess of victory in Greek mythology. A daughter of Styx and Pallas, she is called "fair-ankled" in the Theogony.
Together with her siblings Zelos, Kratos, and Bia, she was brought by her mother Styx and was the first to rush to Zeus's side. For this, Zeus granted them the honor of always living with him and going with him wherever he goes. It shows that victory is always on Zeus's side.
She is often shown with wings, and the statue known as the Winged Victory of Samothrace in the Louvre is famous. The sportswear brand also takes its name from this goddess. In Roman mythology she corresponds to Victoria.
Episodes featuring this character2
NEWEpisode 7
Victory Belongs to Those Who Show UpStyx and Nike
Zeus calls every god to his side, but no one wants to be the first to raise a hand. Then Nike, the youngest, asks one simple question. It pushes her mother Styx to act, and Styx brings her four children to Olympus ahead of everyone else. The young king has been standing alone until now, and he answers her by keeping every promise he makes.
19 pages
NEWEpisode 8
They Were Forgotten. They Never Forgot.Zeus and the Hundred-Handers (Hecatoncheires)
On a misty mountain, the shepherd Hesiod hears a song from the goddesses of song. Ten years into the war against Cronus, the father who swallowed his own children, the fighting still hasn't ended. Then Zeus hears the voice of Gaia, Mother Earth. He goes down to the depths of the earth and, with his own hands, brings three forgotten hundred-armed brothers back into the light. Cottus swears that now it's their turn to protect him, and Zeus raises his thunderbolt for the first time. But across the divide, in the darkness, a golden eye opens.
20 pages