Nike of Marathon

Bronze statue of Nike

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

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.

References

^ "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.