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Nike, Greek Goddess of Victory
Personality: Very optimistic, a bit prideful, has a care-free personality, generous, she 'never' gets mad and never loses.
Abilities: She's fast, has wings and can bring luck to people to win something, she is also fit to deliver messages when Hermes or Iris weren't around.
Weaknesses: Fear of losing.
Occupation: Art student, Runner athlete.
History: Nike was the goddess of speed, strength and victory. Also known as Winged Goddess, Nike is most often pictured as having wings. She was the child of Pallas (Titan) and Styx In most beliefs, Styx is the name of the river that separates Planet Earth from the Gates of Hell (Hades). The River Styx was named for Nike’s grandfather Tethys. Nike and her three sisters, Zelus (Zeal/power), Bic(Force) and Kralas (Strength) were brought by Styx to Zeus to assist him in the great titan battle whose ultimate goal was to gain control of Mount Olympus.
Ancient Greeks worshiped Nike because they believed she could make them never to die and was able to grant to humans strength and the speed needed to be victorious in any task they undertook.
Nike allied herself with the Chief Greek God Zeus during the great Titanomachy conflict. During this event, she functioned as his chief charioteer. Nike’s reward for doing this was that Zeus promised to keep her near him and to protect her forever. She is often seen seated beside Zeus on Mount Olympus.
When Nike appeared alone, she always had wings and sported a palm branch in her right hand. If she was seen with another god, Nike was always wingless. According to many accounts, Nike is portrayed without wings in Athens so that she could never fly away from their city.
However, in the time of battle against the titans, Nike was severely injured as one titan managed to take her down as part of their strategic plan. They knew Nike is the goddess of victory and with her they will be defeated. That moment she felt fear for the first time, a fear that will forever carved inside her heart and regrets that is painfully stitching up with it. The gods has fell back to refuge as Nike is slowly weakened by fear of losing, unable to control her powers completely. Without her, their victory would be in vain. She hide inside an isolated room for weeks until her mind became blank and eventually resets it into a new one, blocking her mind from remembering the horrible events that had befall into her and the other gods.
She is now walking among the humans and she is an art student from the university along with the other gods. She has a habit of showing her wings when she is alone but when she's around with her friends her wings retracted inside her.