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Winged Victory: see Nike Nike (nī`kē), in Greek religion and mythology, goddess of victory, daughter of Pallas and Styx. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Her gilded sculpture is a winged palm figure, based conceptually on The Winged Victory of Samothrace, and is intended to be evocative of the Biblical Tree of Life. Nike, the winged victory goddess, symbolized triumph over one's enemies and, by extension, triumph over death. The unanestheticized baby gazed across the room to what I took to be the centerpiece or fulcrum of the installation: a large blue-filtered, gold-framed photograph of the Winged Victory fountain in Las Vegas. |
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