Nike
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Nike often refers to:
- Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory
- Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment
Nike may also refer to:
People[edit]
- Nike (name), a surname and feminine given name
- Nike, daughter of Shahrbaraz
Arts, entertainment, and media[edit]
- Nike Award, a Polish language literature prize
- Nike of Samothrace, an ancient statue of the goddess Nike
- Nike of Callimachus, an ancient statue of the goddess Nike
- "Nikes" (song), by Frank Ocean from the album Blonde (2016)
Military[edit]
- 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:
- Operation Nike an airlift operation carried out by the Hellenic Air Force in Cyprus, July 1974
Other uses[edit]
- 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[edit]