Nike

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Nike often refers to:

• Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory
• Nike, Inc., a major American marketer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment

Nike may also refer to:

People

• Nike (name), a surname and feminine given name
• Nike, daughter of Shahrbaraz

Arts, entertainment, and media

• Nike Award, a Polish language literature prize
• Nike of Samothrace, an ancient statue of the goddess Nike
• "Nikes" (song), by Frank Ocean from the album Blonde (2016)

Military

• Project Nike, a US Army missile project
  • MIM-14 Nike-Hercules, a solid fuel propelled surface-to-air missile
  • Nike (rocket stage)
  • Various US sounding rockets named after the upper stage used, including:
    • Nike Apache
    • Nike-Asp
    • Nike-Cajun
    • Nike-Deacon
    • Nike Hawk
    • Nike Hydac
    • Nike Iroquois
    • Nike Javelin
    • Nike Malemute
    • Nike Nike
    • Nike Orion
    • Nike Recruit
    • Nike T40 T55
    • Nike Tomahawk
    • Nike Viper

Other uses

• Nike (horse), an 18th-century British Thoroughbred racehorse
• Nike (Thrace), a town of ancient Thrace
• 307 Nike, a large asteroid in the main belt

See also

• Operation Niki, a Greek airlift operation during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974