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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Predicate Object
instanceOf mortal woman
mythological figure
queen in Greek mythology
associatedPlace Lydia NERFINISHED
Mount Sipylus NERFINISHED
associatedWith eternal weeping
causeOfPunishment boasting she had more children than Λητώ
childrenKilledBy Ἀπόλλων NERFINISHED
Ἄρτεμις NERFINISHED
culture Ancient Greek mythology
depictedAs a mother surrounded by dead children
a rock with flowing water like tears
emotion grief
family House of Tantalus NERFINISHED
father Τάνταλος NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
mother Διώνη NERFINISHED
mythologicalCycle Theban myths
nameTransliteration Niobe NERFINISHED
offendedDeity Λητώ NERFINISHED
offspring Νιόβιδες NERFINISHED
offspringCount 14
offspringCountAlternative 12
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offspringType daughters
sons
origin Θήβα
punishedBy Ἀπόλλων NERFINISHED
Ἄρτεμις NERFINISHED
relatedWork Homer’s Iliad NERFINISHED
relative Βροτέας
Πέλοψ NERFINISHED
spouse Αμφίων NERFINISHED
symbolizes maternal grief
the consequences of hubris
theme divine retribution
pride and downfall
transformation stone

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Λητώ vengefulAgainst Νιόβη