Nike

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NIKE

~Greek God of Strength, Speed, and Victory~

She is the daughter of Pallas and Styx and she was a close companion of Zeus and Athena. She was one of the first Gods to stand with Zeus against the Titans during the Titanomachy and served as a divine charioteer.

She was said to have flown around the battlefields rewarding victors with glory and fame. Because of that, she is one of the few Gods that continued to be depicted with wings long after the Classical period.

Unlike other Gods, Nike doesn't have many surviving stories about her. But she was worshipped by all of Greece in war or peace for what she represented. She rewarded victories in battle and victories in sports. One notable story of something related to this, though less about her specifically, is the story of Pheidippides and the inspiration of the modern marathon.

It's said that when the Greeks defeated the Persians at the Battle of Marathon the messenger, Pheidippides, was sent back to Athens to deliver word of the victory. He ran as fast as he could all day long, in the hot sun until he reached the city gates. As soon as he arrived he cried out "Nike" and collapsed, dying once his duty was fulfilled. Her name alone was all the Athenians needed to hear to know that they'd been victorious, and in honor of the victory, they erected the statue Nike of Callimachus.

I liked the idea of a Goddess of war and battle to look tougher, and I thought the spikes and punk style really highlighted that in a fun way. I like the idea of gold tones in her makeup to kind of stand for trophies awards because of her role as awarding victories for sports as well as battles. For my look, I wanted to depict her winged sandals with these winged boots because I thought it gave it a more fun and modern twist.



I know that I could use a victory myself in the near future. I'm on a pool league team, and while I know the goal is to lower my handicap for the playoffs I can't help but want to do my best and show how much I'm improving. I'm on a team with my friends, and I think because they've watched me play since I started sometimes they don't really recognize how much work I've put in, and only see me as the terrible new player I was 6 months ago. But maybe if I can get a win, and really show them what I can do they'll see how far I've come.

For now though I thank you for reading any of this. I'm really loving posting all the Greek mythos things, and it's super fun to have an excuse to research various Gods every week. Next week is one I'd never really read much about until I started this project, and it just makes me more excited to think of all the other Gods I'll get to learn about throughout the year. I hope you'll all stick around and enjoy learning with me. And I hope you have a lovely day.

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FLICKR

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AVATAR CREDITS

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Head: Lilly Bento Head (Catwa)
Body: Lara Body (Maitreya)
Skin: Kyla Catwa Applier - Albina (Boataom)
Body Blush: Shawty so Kawaii (Caise)

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CLOTHING CREDITS

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Hair: Alias - Jewel (Truth)
Eyes: Wish Your Cute - Fall in Warm Eye (NEO**)
Eyeshadow: Rebel Makeup Palette (Alaskametro<3)
Highlighter: Bebe - Sirena Highlighter (The Horror!)
Lipstick: Black Magic Makeup (Alaskametro<3)
Shirt: Darlene Shirt - Torn Black (Caboodle)
Shorts: Punk Shorts - Black (Kio-Kio)
Collar: Solid Metal Spiked Collar - Onyx (Kibitz)
Bracelets: Double Bracelet (The Little Bat)
Rings: Emma Rings - Gold (Nova)
Tights: Spooky Girl Shredded Nylons (Alaskametro<3)
Shoes: Elia Boots - Black (Caboodle)