Nike of Samothrace
Response essay Chapters 4 & 5 Winged Nike of Samothrace The statue of Nike found at the port side city of Rhodes is one of the most striking examples of Hellenistic sculpture available. ... Nike was the personification of victory to the ancient Greeks. ... In the infamous statue of Athena that is missing from the Parthenon, she was probably holding a Nike figure in her hand. This Nike figure was erected to commemorate the city’s victory over the Syrians in a naval battle. ... The winged Nike of Samothrace was an excellent example of Hellenistic descriptions of Greek subject matter, namely one of their gods.