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The following paper is a preliminary examination of the Greek word Nike, which is more known to us in modern times as the name of the sports apparel conglomerate, but was historically known as the goddess of victory. I suggest in this essay that the word Nike “victory” is of Egyptian origin and that it can also be found in West Africa among the Yoruba as the god Ogun.
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I have since revised the article to include some vital information that includes:
The connection between Nike and the Egyptian goddess Hathor Nike as a possible solar deity The actual goddess personification in the Egyptian language (nxt.t) The linguistic connections between Nike and Sekhmet (sxm.t) Nike's linguistic origin in a word for "arm" And the possible connection with the term Ankh (anx) "captive"
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