In Greek mythology and ancient religion, Nike is the goddess who personifies victory in any field including art, music, war, and athletics. She is often portrayed in Greek art as "Winged Victory" in the motion of flight; however, she can also appear without wings as "Wingless Victory" when she is being portrayed as an attribute of another deity such as Athena.
The Nike of Paionios (420 BCE)
Nike. Attic white-ground lekythos, c. 480 BC
Statue of Nike in Linderhof Palace, Germany.
Zeus fighting Typhon.
The term victory originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition. Success in a military campaign constitutes a strategic victory, while the success in a military engagement is a tactical victory.
The Resurrection by Piero della Francesca, 1460
Johann Carl Loth: Allegory of Victory