Nike (mythology) is also one of the most commonly portrayed figures on Greek coins. After victory at the Battle of Marathon, Athenians erected the Nike of Callimachus. Names stemming from Nike include among others: Nikolaos, Nicholas, Nicola, Nick, Nicolai, Niccolò, Nikolai, Nicolae, Nils, Klaas, Nicole, Ike, Niki, Nikita, Nikitas, Nika, Nieke, Naike, Niketas, Nikki, Nico, and Veronica. Nike (mythology) In ancient Greek religion, Nike (; , "Victory" ) was a goddess who personified victory. Her Roman equivalent was Victoria. The word νίκη "nikē" is of uncertain etymology. R. S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin. Others have connected it to Proto-Indo-European
The Hebrew Goddess willing to say that these things are in fact true. No clear stance in the greater Jewish community either. A third, enlarged edition, was published in 1990 by Wayne State University Press. The Hebrew Goddess The Hebrew Goddess is a 1967 book by Jewish historian and anthropologist Raphael Patai, in which the author argues that historically, the Jewish religion had elements of polytheism, especially the worship of goddesses and a cult of the mother goddess. Raphael Patai's first exploration of this theme was in his 1947 book, "Man and Temple in Ancient Jewish Myth and Ritual" (New York: Nelson), where