Bad anyway, seeing there was only two di'monds betwixt three men. Tom Sawyer, Detective Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) And when Tom held up the other di'mond he looked sorrier than ever.
Nike was the goddess of victory. She served Zeus in the war against the Titans, and afterward gave the victors of battles wreaths of laurel. She was closely connected to Zeus and Athena, but wasn't a very common goddess in the Greek myths.
Nike is one of the most commonly portrayed figures on Greek coins. Names stemming from Nike include among others: Nikolaos, Nicholas, Nicola, Nick, Nicolai, Niccolo, Nikolai, Nicolae, Nils, Klaas, Nicole, Ike, Niki, Nikita, Nika, Nieke, Naike, Niketas, Nikki, Nico, and Veronica. The sports equipment company Nike, Inc. is named after the Greek goddess Nike. 2  Project Nike, an American anti-aircraft missile system is named after the goddess Nike. 3  A figure of Nike with a vessel was the design of the first FIFA World Cup trophy, known also as the Jules Rimet trophy.