Victoria (mythology) Victoria (mythology) Victoria (), in ancient Roman religion, was the personified goddess of victory. She is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Nike, and was associated with Bellona. She was adapted from the Sabine agricultural goddess Vacuna and had a temple on the Palatine Hill. The goddess Vica Pota was also sometimes identified with Victoria. Victoria is often described as a daughter of Pallas and Styx, and as a sister of Zelus, Kratos, and Bia. Unlike the Greek "Nike", the goddess Victoria (Latin for "victory") was a major part of Roman society. Multiple temples were erected in her honor.
The Shattered Goddess did it with "The Face in the Frost" ... James Blaylock can do it. And now there is also "The Shattered Goddess." W. Paul Ganley in "Fantasy Mongers": "Compelling, intriguing characters, moody, haunting, persuasive . . . fierce imagery containing equal parts legend and fantasy; distinctly different." "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy" (1997) noted that "[t]he novel has immense power in its climax and ... sustains the forlorn mood of loss." The novel was also reviewed by Neal Wilgus in "Thrust" no. 20, Summer 1984, and Janice M. Eisen in "Aboriginal Science Fiction", May–June 1989. The Shattered Goddess The Shattered Goddess