Niobe

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Niobe is a figure in Greek mythology whose tragic story centers on her pride in her many children and the devastating divine retribution that followed.

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Label Occurrences
Niobe canonical 9
Niobe’s children 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mortal woman in Greek mythology
queen in Greek mythology
appearsIn Homer's Iliad
artDepiction subject of Renaissance painting
subject of classical sculpture
associatedDeity Apollo
Artemis
Leto
associatedWith eternal weeping
boastedAbout number of her children
boastedAgainst Leto
childrenCollectiveName Niobids
childrenKilledBy Apollo
Artemis
comparedHerChildrenTo Apollo and Artemis
culture Ancient Greek religion and mythology
father Tantalus
grandfather Zeus
knownFor boasting about her children
having many children
hubris
tragic punishment by the gods
locationOfTransformation Mount Sipylus
mentionedBy Apollodorus of Athens
surface form: Apollodorus

Homer
Ovid
moralOfMyth gods punish human arrogance
mother Dione
mythologicalCycle Theban myths
numberOfChildren 14
numberOfDaughters 7
numberOfSons 7
offended Leto
origin Sipylus in Lydia
Thebes (by marriage)
parentOf Amyclas
Chloris
Niobids
punishedBy Apollo
Artemis
spouse Amphion
survivingChildInSomeVersions Amyclas
Chloris
symbolizes maternal grief
the dangers of pride
title Jocasta
surface form: Queen of Thebes
transformedInto stone

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leto punishes Niobe
Leto childrenPunishForHer Niobe
Theban cycle includesMyth Niobe
Pelops sibling Niobe
Tantalus fatherOf Niobe
Tantalus child Niobe
Morpheus romanticPartner Niobe
bow and arrows of Apollo wieldedAgainst Niobe
this entity surface form: Niobe’s children
Bugs associatedWith Niobe