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The ancient Greek goddess Nike was the personification of the ideal of victory (which was her Roman name). Such personifications of ideal terms were common in ancient Greek culture; other examples include Wisdom, Knowledge and Justice. Unlike other gods in the Greek Pantheon, such personifying deities were not usually given human personalities and histories... [
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