Nike (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Nike (; grc, Νίκη, lit=victory, ancient: , modern: ) was a goddess who personified victory in any field including art, music, war, and athletics. She is often portrayed in Greek art as Winged Victory in the motion of fli ...
, a Greek goddess who personifies victory
* Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment
Nike may also refer to:
People
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Nike (name) Nike ( is a family name and feminine given name found in various cultures, deriving from Greek νίκη (''nikē''), "victory".Nike (name) Nike ( is a family name and feminine given name found in various cultures, deriving from Greek νίκη (''nikē''), "victory".
*Nike, daughter of Shahrbaraz
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Nike Award, a Polish language literature prize
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Nike of Samothrace
The ''Winged Victory of Samothrace'', or the ''Nike of Samothrace'', is a votive monument originally found on the island of Samothrace, north of the Aegean Sea. It is a masterpiece of Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era, dating from the beg ...
'', an ancient statue of the goddess Nike
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Nike of Callimachus
The Nike of Callimachus ( el, Nίκη του Καλλιμάχου ''Níki tou Kallimákhou'') also known as The Dedication of Callimachus, is a statue that the Athenians created in honour of Callimachus.
History
Callimachus was the Athenian po ...
, an ancient statue of the goddess Nike
* "Nikes" (song), by Frank Ocean from the album ''Blonde'' (2016)
MIM-3 Nike Ajax
The United States Army's Nike Ajax was the world's first operational guided surface-to-air missile (SAM), entering service in 1954. Nike Ajax was designed to attack conventional bomber aircraft flying at high subsonic speeds and altitudes above ...
, a solid fuel–propelled surface-to-air missile
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MIM-14 Nike-Hercules
The Nike Hercules, initially designated SAM-A-25 and later MIM-14, was a surface-to-air missile (SAM) used by U.S. and NATO armed forces for medium- and high-altitude long-range air defense. It was normally armed with the W31 nuclear warhead, but ...
, a solid fuel–propelled surface-to-air missile
** Nike (rocket stage)
** Various US sounding rockets named after the upper stage used, including:
*** Nike Apache
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Nike-Asp
Nike Asp was an American sounding rocket. The Nike Asp has a ceiling of 220 km, a takeoff thrust of 217 kN, a takeoff weight of 700 kg, a diameter of 0.42 m and a length of 7.90 m.
The Nike-Asp is an Asp rocket with a Nike booster s ...
Nike-Deacon
The Nike stage or Nike booster, a solid fuel rocket motor, was created by Hercules Aerospace for the Nike Ajax (M5) Nike Hercules (M5E1) (and M88 late in Hercules career). It was developed for use as the first stage of the Nike Ajax and Nike He ...
Nike Hydac Nike Hydac is the designation of an American sounding rocket with two stages, based upon the Nike Ajax booster. The Nike Hydac was launched 87 times from many missile sites. Such sites were White Sands Missile Range, Poker Flat Research Range ("Po ...
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Nike Iroquois
Nike Iroquois is the designation of a two-stage American sounding rocket
A sounding rocket or rocketsonde, sometimes called a research rocket or a suborbital rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform sci ...
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Nike Javelin
The Nike stage or Nike booster, a solid fuel rocket motor, was created by Hercules Aerospace for the Nike Ajax (M5) Nike Hercules (M5E1) (and M88 late in Hercules career). It was developed for use as the first stage of the Nike Ajax and Nike He ...
* Nike (horse), an 18th-century British Thoroughbred racehorse
* Nike (Thrace), a town of ancient Thrace
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307 Nike
Nike (minor planet designation: 307 Nike) is a sizeable asteroid of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 5 March 1891 while working at the Nice Observatory. Charlois named it after the Greek goddess of victory, as well as th ...
, a large asteroid in the main belt
See also
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Niki may refer to:
People
* Niki (given name)
* NIKI (singer), Indonesian singer and songwriter
* Niki DeMar, American singer
* Niki Etsuko (1928–1986), Japanese author of mystery fiction
Places
* Niki, Hokkaido, a town in Japan
* Ni ...