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Nike of Marathon

Coordinates: 38°08′58″N 23°57′50″E / 38.14936°N 23.96379°E / 38.14936; 23.96379
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Nike of Marathon

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.

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ "ΟΜΟΦΩΝΗ αποδοχή αιτήματός μας για το άγαλμα της ΝΙΚΗΣ". www.dimotisnews.gr (in Greek). January 31, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "Η Νίκη" [The Victory]. www.greek-sculptor.eu (in Greek). Retrieved December 22, 2023.
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38°08′58″N 23°57′50″E / 38.14936°N 23.96379°E / 38.14936; 23.96379