Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Greek Mythology The goddess of victory.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In Greek myth, the goddess of victory, called by the Romans Victoria. She was regularly represented in ancient art as a winged maiden, usually as just alighting from flight, her most frequent attributes being a palm-branch in one hand and a garland in the other, or a fillet outstretched in both hands; sometimes she holds a herald's staff.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Greek Mythology) The Greek winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria.
WordNet 3.0
- n. (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek Νίκη (Nikē), from νίκη (nikē, "victory"). (Wiktionary)
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