Nike - Nike (English spelling)

Japanese: ニケ - にけ(英語表記)Nike
Nike - Nike (English spelling)

A goddess in Greek mythology. In Greek, she means "victory" and is the personification of that word. In Roman mythology, she is called Victōria. She is the daughter of Pallas, a Titan, and has sisters Zelos (competitive spirit), Kratos (power), and Bia (strength). When the Olympians fought against the Titans, her mother Styx took Nike and her children to ally with Zeus. Zeus was happy to let them stay in Olympus. Nike was often thought to be subservient to the goddess Athena, but it is also said that Nike was one of Athena's attributes. There were temples all over Greece. She is also depicted as a winged young goddess in art, and the statue excavated at Samothrace is particularly famous.

[Teruo Ito]

[References] | Greek Art

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ギリシア神話の女神。ギリシア語で「勝利」を意味し、その擬人化されたもの。ローマ神話ではウィクトリアVictōriaという。ティタン神族のパラスの娘で、ゼロス(競争心)、クラトス(権力)、ビア(腕力)などの姉妹がいる。オリンポス神族がティタン神族と戦ったとき、母のスティクスはニケをはじめ子供たちを連れてゼウスに味方した。そのためゼウスは、喜んで彼らをオリンポスにとどめたという。ニケはしばしば女神アテネに臣従していると考えられたが、アテネの属性の一つがニケであったともいわれる。ギリシア各地に神殿があった。美術作品にも有翼の若い女神として描かれ、サモトラキ出土の像はとくに有名である。

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[参照項目] | ギリシア美術

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