Nike

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Nike often refers to:

  • Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment
  • Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory

Nike may also refer to:

People

  • Nike (name), a surname and feminine given name
  • Nike, daughter of Shahrbaraz

Arts, entertainment, and media

  • Nike Award, a Polish language literature prize
  • The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also known as the Nike of Samothrace, an ancient statue of the goddess Nike
  • Nike of Callimachus, an ancient statue of the goddess Nike
  • Nike of Paionios, a statue of Nike from Olympia, Greece
  • Nike of Paros, a sculpture from Paros
  • Nike of Megara, statue from Megara
  • Nike of Epidaurus, a temple akroterion
  • Nike (Hadrian's Library), found in Hadrian's Library
  • Nike of Marathon, a modern bronze statue of the goddess
  • Nike Fixing her Sandal, a marble relief from the Acropolis of Athens
  • Nike Assists the Wounded Warrior, modern sculpture in Germany
  • Nike Instructs the Boy in Heroic History, modern sculpture in Germany
  • Nike (Kougioumtzis), modern abstract sculpture
  • Nike Crowns the Hero, modern sculpture in Germany
  • "Nikes" (song), by Frank Ocean from the album Blonde (2016)

Military

  • Project Nike, a US Army missile project
    • MIM-3 Nike Ajax, a solid fuel–propelled surface-to-air missile
    • Nike Hercules, a solid fuel–propelled surface-to-air missile
    • Nike (rocket stage)
    • Various US sounding rockets named after the upper stage used, including:

Other uses

  • Nike (horse), an 18th-century British Thoroughbred racehorse
  • Nike (Thrace), a town of ancient Thrace
  • 307 Nike, a large asteroid in the main belt

See also

  • Niki (disambiguation)
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