Nikè or Nike was the goddess of victory in Greek mythology. Her Roman equivalent is Victoria. However, she also appears in the vicinity of Pallas Athena, is even, as it were, a pull from the essence of that goddess, elevated to a separate personality.
Poseidon, in Greek mythology, is the god who rules the sea, the waters and their gods. But he was also a god of horses and - as "Earth-Shaker" - of earthquakes. The Roman equivalent is Neptune. He is often depicted with a trident.
For the possession of Athens, he had fought with the goddess Pallas Athena, and although he was also vanquished by this one, he had left the marks of his sojourn.
Carl Christian Constantin Hansen (Rome, 3 November 1804 - Frederiksberg, Denmark, 29 March 1880) was a Danish painter and is considered an important exponent of the Danish Golden Age.
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