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	Dr. J's Illustrated Temple of Athena Nike
		The Temple of Athena Nike on the Nike Bastion.
		The frieze of the Temple of Athena Nike depicts the
		Entryway to remains of 6th century temple, destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC, directly beneath the Temple of Athena Nike.
	people.hsc.edu /drjclassics/sites/acropolis/athenanike.shtm (494 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Temple of Athena Nike was an expression of Athens' ambition to be the leading Greek city state in the Peloponnese.
		The Temple of Athena Nike is a tetrastyle (four column) Ionic structure with a colonnaded portico at both front and rear facades (amphiprostyle), designed by the architect Kallikrates.
		Nike was originally the "winged victory" goddess (see the winged Nike of Samothrace) The Athena Nike statue's absence of wings led Athenians in later centuries to call it Nike Apteros (wing-less victory), and the story arose that the statue was deprived of wings so that it could never leave the city.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Athena_Nike (653 words)

	Nike (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nike was often worshipped in conjunction with Athena, with whom she was particularly closely associated after the Greek victory over the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
		The great statue of Athena Parthenos in the Parthenon in Athens is thought to have depicted Nike, and the Parthenon complex included a Temple of Athena Nike, built around 410 BC.
		Nike is also thought by some sects to play a role in magic, particularly in charms and spells that bring good fortune.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nike_(mythology) (608 words)

	Athena - Metaweb (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Athena (also transliterated Athene), goddess of wisdom, associated by the Romans with their Etruscan goddess Minerva, was attended by her owl, Bubo, carried the goatskin armor called the aegis and was accompanied by the goddess of victory, Nike.
		With the epithet "Athena Parthenos" ("virgin"), Athena was worshipped at the Parthenon.
		Athena was furious at her skill (the contest was never decided), and her choice of subject, and, with a touch, struck Arachne with terrific guilt.
	www.metaweb.com /wiki/wiki.phtml?title=Athena (2344 words)

	Athena Nike
		Its small size was compensated by its prominent position at the south east corner of the Acropolis, on a steep bastion to the right of the entrance (propylaea); there the citizens worshipped the goddess in hope of a prosperous outcome in the long war fought on land and sea against the Spartans and their allies.
		Nike was originally the "winged victory" godess (see the winged Nike of Samothrace) The Athena Nike statue's absence of wings led Athenians in later centuries to call it Nike Apteros (wing-less victory), and the story arose that the statue was deprived of wings so that it could never leave the city.
		Mnesikles: The Propylaia and Kallikrates: the Nike Temple
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Temples/AthenaNike.html (518 words)

	Athena Nike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nike means Victory in Greek, and Athena was worshiped in this form, as goddess of victory, on the Acropolis of Athens.
		Made completely of marble, its small size was compensated for in its position, resting on a rocky outcrop, purposely positioned so the Athenian people could worship the goddess of victory in hope of prosperous outcomes in the war's endeavours.
		The decision to build the Temple of Athena Nike was an expression of Athens's ambitions to be a world power as opposed to Persia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Athena_Nike (340 words)

	NIKE - LoveToKnow Article on NIKE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		She was at first inseparably connected and confounded with Pallas Athena, the dispenser of victory, but gradually separated from her.
		As an attribute of both Athena and Zeus she is represented as a small figure carried by those divinities in their hand.
		Athena Nik was always wingless, Nikh as a separate goddess winged.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /N/NI/NIKE.htm (408 words)

	The Epithets of Athena
		Athena was associated with the arts, especially with the female functions performed in the household, i.e.
		Athena brings victory, that is why she is the goddess of battle, honored and respected by soldiers and armies.
		Athena's hostility to sexuality signifies her power and self-sufficiency although it has been said that this is just a manifestation of the patriarchal system enforcing its values on the goddess.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Ithaca/1736/epithets.html (978 words)

	Athena Nike Parapet
		Instead of a narrative the artist’s interest revolves around the intricate folds of the drapery of Nike’s chiton as it flows around the body seemingly oblivious to the laws of nature or the actions of the figure under it.
		Perhaps the relief was meant to be a distraction for the brutal reality of the enduring war, or simply the enchantment with the accurate representation of the figure had run its course and new aesthetic concepts were explored.
		In any case, the relief sculptures of the parapet of the temple of Athena Nike can be seen as a prelude to the later stylistic conventions of Hellenistic art.
	www.ancient-greece.org /art/athena-nike-parapet.html (286 words)

	Athens Acropolis: Discover the sacret place of Acropolis
		The main temple is divided into two cellae, one dedicated to Athena, the other to Poseidon, as a reconciliation of the two gods after their contest for the city's name.
		The Temple of Athena Nike used to house a statue of the goddess Athena who was holding a pomegranate, symbol of fertility, in her right hand and a helmet, symbol of war, in her left hand.
		The south wing was the antichamber to the Temple of Athena Nike and the ceiling of the Propylaea's central hall was painted with gold and colourful decoration.
	www.athens-360.com /acropolis.htm (1990 words)

	Temple of Athena Nike - Project Athinai
		A sanctuary of Athena Nike was initialy established on the southwest bastion in 566 BC.
		The west face of the altar of Athena Nike was located some 1.7 m to the east of the platform of the temple.
		Each of the three sides of the balustrade contained a figure of Athena Nike on her throne surrounded by Nikai in various poses: assembling throphies, conducting cattle to the sacrifice...
	www.kronoskaf.com /vr/index.php?title=Temple_of_Athena_Nike&printable=yes (1387 words)

	Greek Religion: CULT OF ATHENA
		ATHENA was the great Olympian goddess of battle-skill and heroism, wise counsel, pottery and sculpture, weaving and women's work, olive-trees and oil, and the defence of towns and cities.
		"[In Korinthos] is the temple of Athena Khalinitis (Bridler).
		Athena was identified with the Egyptian goddess Neith (worshipped in Sais), the Phoenician goddess Onga, as well as the Roman Minerva and the Libyan goddess worshipped in the vicinity of Lake Tritonis.
	www.theoi.com /Cult/AthenaCult.html (12937 words)

	Dr. J's Illustrated Temple of Athena Nike (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Temple of Athena Nike on the Nike Bastion.
		The frieze of the Temple of Athena Nike depicts the
		On the left is possibly the base of the cult statue of Athena from that earlier temple.
	lilt.ilstu.edu /drjclassics/sites/acropolis/athenanike.shtm (494 words)

	Nike - Britannica Concise
		Nike was originally an attribute of both Athena and Zeus, represented as a small figure carried in their hand.
		Nike - in Greek religion, the goddess of victory, daughter of the giant Pallas and of the infernal River Styx.
		As an attribute of both Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and the chief god, Zeus, Nike was represented in art as a small figure carried in the hand by those divinities.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9373500?tocId=9373500 (392 words)

	Athena
		What distinguishes Athena from the other gods is that while she has the elements of the female, matriarchal goddess she has patriarchal characteristics that earn her great respect and honor among other gods and mortals that she assists.
		Athena inherited the qualities of Metis and due to her manner of birth became the symbol of intellect and insight.
		Athena wiped herself with a shard of cloth and this fell to the ground and fertilized the earth, known as Gaea.
	www.arthistory.sbc.edu /imageswomen/papers/ortengrenathena/athena.html (1540 words)

	Nike - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Greek mythology, Nike (Greek Νικη, pronounced /'nike/ "Nee-keh", meaning "Victory") (Roman equivalent: Victoria), was a goddess who personified triumph and victory.
		Nike was often worshipped in conjunction with Athena, with whom she was particularly closely associated after the Greek victory over the Persians at the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC.
		It was this meaning that prompted US footwear entrepreneur Phil Knight to borrow her name for his company, Nike, Inc., the clothing and sportswear manufacturer.
	www.egnu.org /thelema/index.php/Nike (454 words)

	Mythography \| The Greek Goddess Nike in Myth and Art
		The Greek goddess Nike was the personification of victory in mythology.
		Despite her ancestry, Nike fought on the side of the Olympian gods against the Titans, and thus was considered a manifest representation of the victory of the Olympians.
		This did not mean that Nike's powers were confined to the military sphere: quite the contrary, in fact, for she symbolized victory in many areas of ancient Greek life, including athletics (perhaps this is why the legendary shoe manufacturer borrowed the name of this goddess) and other contests.
	www.loggia.com /myth/nike.html (382 words)

	Dr. J's Illustrated Temple of Athena Nike (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As patron goddess, Athena merits the epithet Nike, or "bringer of victory," but Nike is a winged goddess.
		Entryway to remains of 6th century temple, destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC, directly beneath the Temple of Athena Nike.
		On the left is possibly the base of the cult statue of Athena from that earlier temple.
	www.lilt.ilstu.edu /drjclassics/sites/acropolis/athenanike.shtm (494 words)

	Athena Nike
		The Athena Nike was the earliest Ionic building to be built on the Acropolis around 427 BC.
		The decision to build Athena Nike was an expression of Athens's ambitions to be a world power as opposed to Persia.
		This was not the only piece of sculpture which depicts a sign the Athenians want to conclude the long battle with Sparta, in the cellar of the temple is a statue of Athena as Nike Apterus, the goddess without wings.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/at/Athena%20Nike.htm (281 words)

	Map of the Acropolis of Athens
		This was a very ancient altar to Athena and Erechtheus, that was used by the various temples that replaced one another on the Acropolis.
		This temple was built to replace the older temple of Athena and was also dedicated to (and named after) Erechtheus, one of the legendary kings of Athens, later divinized and sometimes identified to Poseidon himself.
		It was erected as a tribute to Athena, the goddess who had "fought for (pro-machos in Greek)" Athens, after the naval victory of Eurymedon over the Persian fleet in 466 B. and paid for with the spoils from that victory.
	www.plato-dialogues.org /tools/acropol.htm (1105 words)

	Pommeraie Antiques - s029 - antique victorian vintage cameos, cameo brooch
		Athena, known to the Romans as Minerva, was the deity of many competencies: she was the guardian of the city of Athens and the patron of sundry craftsmen, particularly weavers and ship-builders.
		The wreath of laurel leaves on Athena's helmet indicates that the goddess appears here in her incarnation as Athena-Nike, in which Athena mystically merges with Nike, the spirit of victory attained.
		When Athena appears in armour without the laurels, she is Athena the Warlike, about to engage in a battle which is yet to be won.
	www.oldcameos.com /s029.html (557 words)

	Temple of Athena Nike
		The Temple of Athena Nike began its second restoration in 1998 and is currently being restored, a complicated process in which each stone is treated individually.
		The Temple of Athena Nike was a place of worship in which the people prayed for victory during their battles.
		In fact, the word Nike at the end of Athena's name means "victory." Some say that Nike is not part of Athena's name, but is actually Athena's friend, the winged goddess of victory, Nike.
	faculty.saintleo.edu /reynolds/HON150-F03/ClassWork/AthensOnLine/AthenaNike.htm (425 words)

	The Goddess Athena (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Greek goddess Athena (A-theen-uh), later called Minerva by the Romans, was the goddess of wisdom, battle, and certain crafts, and was the protector of the concept of cities.
		She is identified as Athena Nike and is usually depicted with wings when she is the goddess of victorious battle.
		Athena's sacred temple on the acropolis in Athens, Greece is called the Parthenon (temple of the virgin) because she was one of the three virgin Olympian goddesses.
	vathena.arc.nasa.gov /project/teacher/goddess/index.html (551 words)

	WebAcropol : Temple of Athena Nike (Site not responding. Last check: )
		To the south of the Propylaia, on the right as one ascends the sacred rock, there existed an ancient bastion, where an altar was set up in 566 B.C., the year in which the Great Panathenaic festival was instituted, and a small poros temple was built in the period of the Persian Wars (490-480 B.C.).
		It is a small amphiprostyle Ionic temple which rises gracefully on the edge of the rock, where the Athenians worshipped the goddess of victory expressing their hopes for a new triumph in the war of those years when they were fighting desperately for victory on land and sea against the Spartans and their allies.
		The representations on the frieze of the temple of Athena Nike recalled the historical battle of Plataiai where the Greeks decisevely defeated the Persians.
	www.evere.co.uk /d'evere/athens/00/19.htm (255 words)

	ACROPOLIS - ATHENS GREECE
		The Propylaea are the monumental entrances to the sacred area dedicated to Athena, the patron goddess of the city.
		To the south-west of the Propylaea, on a rampart protecting the main entrance to the Acropolis, is the Ionian temple of Apteros Nike, which is now being restored.
		The inscriptions on the numerous and precious offerings to the sanctuary of Athena (marble korai, bronze and clay statuettes and vases) indicate that the cult of the city's patron goddess was established as early as the Archaic period (650-480 B.C.).
	www.greece-athens.com /place.php?place_id=1 (248 words)

	Nike, Goddess of Victory
		Nike gradually came to be recognized as a sort of mediator of success between gods and men not only in war but all sorts of human undertakings.
		Nike is commonly shown with wings but the wings are shown to emphasize her ability to fly.
		Nike is not a subject of literature while she is a fairly common art subject.
	www.fjkluth.com /nike.html (6231 words)

	----- Acropolis of Athens -----
		The architects of the Classical temple, which was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC during the Golden Age of Pericles, were lktinos and Kallikrates.
		Built in 420-406 BC on that part of the Acropolis held to be the most sacred; the place where the goddess Athena had caused her most sacred emblem, the olive tree, to sprout.
		The dissimilarities between the different parts of the temple may be due to the fact that different parts of it were dedicated to different gods.
	www.dilos.com /region/attica/acropolis_rock.html (1048 words)

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