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Nike Mythological Allusion
Today we will be looking at the Mythological Allusions of Nike. This will go from Nike the company to a Nuclear Warhead Defense System. Nike is the Goddess Of Victory. So keep reading to find out what the Nike Logo means or what the Nuclear Warhead Defense System is just keep reading and you will have a good time.

Nike is the Goddess Of Victory. For instance in http://www.theoi.com/Daimon/Nike.html The goddess Nike would celebrate the victories of her fellow companions (Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Etc.). One of the biggest victories was when Zeus and his allies defeated the Titans. She threw a big Party/Celebration when they defeated the Titans. She had wings which will relate to something later. Also in http://gogreece.about.com/od/greekmythology/a/mythnike.htm it stated that Nike ran really fast and the company Nike’s shoes was supposed make you run fat, Is that a coincadence? It also said that her wings
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For example in http://thebostonschoolofpainting.blogspot.com/2012/01/pithy-phrases-saturated-with-meaning.html there is a shirt that says “Hustle Hit, Never Quit” which means that you should try hard and not quit and you will win. Nike was a fast god because of her chariot and According to What Does the Nike Logo Mean? the Nike Logo means speed and motion but, the Nike logo was supposed to look like The Goddess Nike’s wings and her wings represent victory is that another coincadence.Another example of a mythological allusion is in http://alpha.fdu.edu/~bender/N-view.htm l it stated that the Nuclear Warhead Defense System (NWDS) has to do with mythological allusions because the U.S created a NWDS which wasnamed Nike to represent victory because the U.S wanted to win the war against the

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