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 flew around battlefields rewarding the victors with glory and fame, symbolized by a wreath of Laurel leaves (Bay leaves). Statuette of goddess Nike found in Vani, Georgia. Nike is seen with wings in most statues and paintings, one of the most famous being the Winged Victory of Samothrace.Most other winged deities in the Greek pantheon had shed their wings by Classical times. Nike is the goddess of strength, speed, and victory.Nike was a very close acquaintance of Athena, and is thought to have stood in Athena's outstretched hand in the statue of Athena located in the Parthenon.ike is the goddess of strength, speed, and victory. Nike was a very close acquaintance of Athena, and is thought to have stood in Athena's outstretched hand in the statue of Athena located in the Parthenon.