Nike of Marathon
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The statue of Nike at Marathon (Greek: Νίκη του Μαραθώνα) is a larger than lifesize bronze statue of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, placed right outside of Marathon, Greece, as a monument to the fallen of the Battle of Marathon, a battle that took place in 490 BC against the Persian invaders.
Description
[edit]The large bronze statue of Nike was sculpted by Greek sculptor Nikos Georgiou, and commissioned and paid by Iolande Papadopoulou-Rolshausen, a member of the Marathon archaeological society.[1] It was placed in town of Marathon on November 6th 2014.[2] Nike is depicted as a winged woman holding a victory wreath, while her long dress forms deep folds all over her body.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ΟΜΟΦΩΝΗ αποδοχή αιτήματός μας για το άγαλμα της ΝΙΚΗΣ". www.dimotisnews.gr (in Greek). January 31, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "Η Νίκη" [The Victory]. www.greek-sculptor.eu (in Greek). Retrieved December 22, 2023.
External links
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Media related to Nike of Marathon at Wikimedia Commons
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