Niobe

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Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Νιόβη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ni.ó.bɛː/(Classical Greek) /ˈnaɪ.oʊ.ˌbi/(English)

Meaning & History

Meaning unknown. In Greek mythology Niobe was the daughter of Tantalos, a king of Asia Minor. Because she boasted that she was superior to Leto, Leto's children Apollo and Artemis killed her 14 children with poison arrows. In grief, Niobe was turned to stone by Zeus.