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To: Neocon who wrote (72857)	1/22/2000 1:43:00 PM
From: jbe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Actually, I just went googling, to use CharleyMike's nice little neologism, and discovered that it was William James who first used "bitch goddess" in the sense of "goddess of success." His message was that intellectuals betray themselves when they worship said goddess. But I was wrong to assume that James's use of the term is the only "correct" one. Sorry. Historically, the term "bitch goddess" apparently applies to any earth-mother type goddess, especially to the amoral mixture of good & evil types like Kali. By origin, Nemesis may indeed have been such a bitch goddess, but the earth mother element seems to have disappeared over time.

To: Neocon who wrote (72857)	1/22/2000 5:25:00 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Nike was the Winged Goddess of Victory or Dominance..daughter of Pallas (a Titan) and the river Styx (who is personified as a nymph and has that Earth mother connotation, I guess, being a birth stream) I've wondered why Nike (the athletic shoe) chose a goddess for its name. I suppose it was the wings? AHa!! DOn't you love the internet!!! The SWOOSH logo is a graphic design created by Caroline Davidson in 1971. It represents the wing of the Greek Goddess NIKE. Caroline Davidson was a student at Portland State University in advertising. She met Phil Knight while he was teaching accounting classes and she started doing some freelance work for his company. Phil Knight asked Caroline to design a logo that could be placed on the side of a shoe. She handed him the SWOOSH, he handed her $35.00. In spring of 1972, the first shoe with the NIKE SWOOSH was introduced .....the rest is history 35.00!!!! I think Caroline got a raw deal!!