Editing Swoosh (section)

== Nike's heritage ==
[[Nike (mythology)|Nike]] is the winged goddess of victory in [[Greek mythology]], who sat at the side of [[Zeus]] in Olympus. [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]] is said to have presided over history's earliest battlefields as she flew around rewarding the victors with glory and fame, symbolized by a wreath of leaves. She was often found next to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, who is said to never put up with defeat.

In statues and paintings Nike is represented as a woman with wings dressed in a flowing robe, with a wreath in her outstretched hand. To represent her role as the messenger of victory, she is shown with the staff of [[Hermes]]. In [[Athens]], the statue of Nike is portrayed without wings and is called Nike Apteron (Wingless Victory). Nike's wings were removed from the statue so she would not fly away, as the Athenians believed doing so would indicate her permanent stay in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://variousgods.com/nike.html|title=Myth Man's Nike, Goddess of Victory|website=variousgods.com|access-date=2016-04-26}}</ref> A sculpture of Nike at [[Ephesus]] is said to contain the Swoosh in the flowing dress, but there is no evidence this is the origin of the design.