- Size: 15"H (38cm)
- Material: bonded stone
- Type: Precision Museum Store Company replica/reproduction statue
- Weight: 10 lbs, ship wt: 12 lbs, ship box: 18x14x12
The Louvre Museum, Paris, 190 B.C. The Nike of Samothrace was found on the island of Samothrace, in the Aegean Sea, Greece, in 1863 by a French expedition. Nike is the goddess who personified triumph and victory in Greek Mythology. She is the daughter of the giant Pallas (warrior) and Styx. Nike and her siblings were all attendants of Zeus. According to myth, Styx brought them to Zeus when the god was assembling allies for the coming Titan War. Nike assumed the role of the god's personal charioteer. At first she was considered an aspect of Pallas Athena, the dispenser of victory, but she is gradually separated from her. In her role as a war goddess, Athena, Zeus and Ares can be seen carrying small figures of Nike indicating that she is an a
Nike of Samothrace (Winged Victory) Statue - Large
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