Nike

Overview

Nike is the daughter of Styx and Pallas and the personification of Victory. Hesiod places her beside Zelus, Kratos and Bia in the genealogy, then says Styx first comes to Zeus with her children, who consequently remain beside him. Pseudo-Apollodorus later states that Styx and the children fought on Zeus's side in the Titanomachy. The story retains that explicit battlefield account without turning Nike into a lone warrior who decides the outcome.

Key facts

Relationships

• Pallasfather of

  Pallas is father of Nike.

• Styxmother of

  Styx is mother of Nike.

• Zeussupports with Styx

  Nike supports Zeus with Styx and remains beside him.

Story appearances

• The TitanomachyDaughter of Styx and Pallas, personifying Victory and remaining beside Zeus.

  Daughter of Styx and Pallas, personifying Victory and remaining beside Zeus.

Ancient sources

MythWeave distinguishes ancient-source evidence from later adaptations and modern interpretation.

• Hesiod, Theogony, Lines 383–403: the four children of Pallas and Styx, Styx first answering Zeus and the honours that follow
• Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, 1.2.3–5: Menoetius struck during the war with the Titans and Styx with her children fighting for Zeus