Classical High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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THE BLUE AND WHITE Winged Victories NIKI OF PAEONIUS NIKI OF SAIVIOTHRACE The two statues pictured above are symbols of victory. This year, when victory and victory soon is the hope and prayer of every American, it is appropriate that the Blue and White should use drawings of these two statues in its art work. Niki is a Greek goddess of victory. The statue which appears at the right above and in many designs throughout the book is the famous Winged Victory or the Niki of Samothrace. The Greeks thought that in every battle, Niki descended from the heavens and alighted on the prow of one of the vessels or in front of one of the armies, thus insuring victory. To assure Niki's favorable reappear- ance, it was customary for the winner of an important battle to build a statue of the goddess. Thus Demetrius, the son of one of Alexanders generals, to commemorate a naval victory of Ptolemy, ordered a statue built and placed on the island of Samothrace. The result is the Niki of Samothrace. The statue which appears at the left above and on the cover of this book is a statue of Niki by a Greek sculptor named Paeonius. Both statues were partially destroyed by time or invaders. The Niki of Paeonius as pictured above is a restoration but the Niki of Samothrace is pictured in its present form. 121.