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the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
one of a series of antiaircraft or antimissile missiles having two or three rocket stages.

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Greek myth the winged goddess of victoryRoman counterpart: Victoria

Greek goddess of victory (identified by the Romans with their Victoria), literally “victory,” probably connected with neikos “quarrel, strife,” neikein “to quarrel with.” As a type of U.S. defensive surface-to-air missiles, attested from 1952.