Νιόβη

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Νιόβη is a figure in Greek mythology, a proud queen whose boastfulness about her many children led to their slaughter by Apollo and Artemis and her own transformation into a weeping stone.

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Νιόβη canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mortal woman
mythological figure
queen in Greek mythology
associatedPlace Lydia
Mount Sipylus
associatedWith eternal weeping
causeOfPunishment boasting she had more children than Λητώ
childrenKilledBy Ἀπόλλων
linked to: Απόλλων

Ἄρτεμις
linked to: Artemis
culture Ancient Greek mythology
depictedAs a mother surrounded by dead children
a rock with flowing water like tears
emotion grief
family House of Tantalus
father Τάνταλος
gender female
genre Greek myth
hasType tragic heroine
knownFor boasting about her many children
hubris against the goddess Λητώ
transformation into a weeping stone
languageOfName Ancient Greek
mentionedIn Iliad, Book 24
mother Διώνη
mythologicalCycle Theban myths
nameTransliteration Niobe
offendedDeity Λητώ
offspring Νιόβιδες
offspringCount 14
offspringCountAlternative 12
7
offspringType daughters
sons
origin Θήβα
punishedBy Ἀπόλλων
linked to: Απόλλων

Ἄρτεμις
linked to: Artemis
relatedWork Homer’s Iliad
linked to: Homer's Iliad
relative Βροτέας
Πέλοψ
spouse Αμφίων
linked to: Amphion
symbolizes maternal grief
the consequences of hubris
theme divine retribution
pride and downfall
transformation stone

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Λητώ vengefulAgainst Νιόβη