A modern-age bronze statue of the ancient Greek goddess Athena has become a symbol of the city of Guadalajara in western ...

The basic meaning is quite clear: Nike, victory, is to mix with her superior, Athena, goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare. Victory should be subservient to wisdom.

Athena: Goddess of Wisdom and War (Tales of Great Goddesses #1) Imogen Greenberg, illus. by Isabel Greenberg. Amulet, $14.99 (96p) ISBN 978-1-4197-4859-2 ...

Yes, the goddess of warfare — capable of heroic endeavor — but also the goddess of wisdom — and therefore able to use her strength, strategy, and skill to achieve victory often without force.