Success in a competition
The term
victory
(from
Latin
:
victoria
) originally applied to
warfare
, and denotes
success
achieved in personal
combat
, after
military operations
in general or, by extension, in any
competition
. Success in a
military campaign
constitutes a
strategic victory
, while the success in a
military engagement
is a
tactical victory
.
In terms of human
emotion
, victory accompanies strong feelings of elation, and in
human behaviour
often exhibits movements and poses paralleling
threat display
preceding the combat, which are associated with the excess
endorphin
built up preceding and during combat.
Victory dances and victory cries similarly parallel
war dances
and
war cries
performed before the outbreak of physical violence.
[
citation needed
]
Examples of victory behaviour reported in Roman antiquity, where the term
victoria
originated, include: the victory songs of the
Batavi
mercenaries serving under
Gaius Julius Civilis
after the victory over
Quintus Petillius Cerialis
in the
Batavian rebellion
of 69 AD (according to
Tacitus
); and also the "abominable song" to
Wodan
, sung by the
Lombards
at their victory celebration in 579.
[
citation needed
]
The sacrificial animal was a goat, around whose head the Langobards danced in a circle while singing their victory hymn.
The
Roman Republic
and
Empire
celebrated victories with
triumph
ceremonies and with monuments such as
victory columns
(e.g.
Trajan's Column
) and arches. A
trophy
is a token of victory taken from the defeated party, such as the enemy's weapons (
spolia
), or body parts (as in the case of
head hunters
).
Mythology
often deifies victory, as in the cases of the Greek
Nike
or the Roman
Victoria
. The victorious agent is a
hero
, often portrayed as engaging in hand-to-hand combat with a
monster
(as
Saint George
slaying the dragon,
Indra
slaying Ahi,
Thor
slaying the
Midgard Serpent
etc.).
Sol Invictus
("the Invincible Sun") of Roman mythology became an epithet of
Christ
in
Christianity
.
Paul of Tarsus
presents the
resurrection of Christ
as a victory over Death and
Sin
(
1 Corinthians
15:55).
The Latinate English-language word
victory
(from the 14th century) replaced the
Old English
equivalent term
sige
, cognate with
Gothic
sigis
(
??????????
),
Old High German
sigu
,
modern German
Sieg
(and a frequent element in
Germanic names
, such as in
Sigibert
,
Sigurd
), and to
Celtic
sego
and
Sanskrit
sahas
(
????
).
[
citation needed
]
The universal sign for victory
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The age-old "V sign" comes in two formats: one with the palm faced outwards, and one with the palm inwards. In the United States, the two hand signals mean the same thing ? "victory".
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Religion
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Buddha
emphasized the immortality that exists within ourself, to act to conquer ourself is his victory and ours; "It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell." Buddha's victory is ours, it rests forever in the seat of the mind, unfolding in numerous lives.
In Ch.2 Verse 38 of the
Bhagavad Gita
equanimity is ordained by
Krishna
, speaking to Arjuna; "Know That, by which all this (universe) is pervaded, to be indestructible. No one can destroy the indestructible (
Atma
)." and later Krishna states after instructing Arjuna to act with newly found clarity "Treating alike victory and defeat, gain and loss, pleasure and pain, Get ready for the battle. Fighting thus you will not incur sin." Sin-virtue are matters of the mind, and aren't of the body.
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In the
New Testament
, the victory of
Jesus Christ
over death and the sharing of that victory with the
Christian believer
are referred to in the writings of
Saint Paul
and
Saint John
(e.g.
1 Corinthians 15:57
,
1 John 5:4
).
Philosophy
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The scholarly figure of
Plato
and his specific commentary about life's glories that
"The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile."
has been later referenced by magazines and newspapers such as the
American news publication
Forbes
(in June 1928).
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See also
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References
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External links
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victory
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