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.
Triple Goddess (Neopaganism) goddess of motherhood and sexuality Mari, and the hag-goddess of wisdom Ana) is the main form of religion. In her discussion of James Mellaart's theories regarding Çatalhöyük, Lynn Meskell says it is probable that the Triple Goddess originated with the work of Jane Ellen Harrison. Harrison asserts the existence of female trinities, discusses the Horae as chronological symbols representing the phases of the Moon and goes on to equate the Horae with the Seasons, the Graces and the Fates. and the three seasons of the ancient Greek year, and notes that "[T]he matriarchal goddess may well have reflected the three