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1. Niobe
   Mythological woman punished by the gods for boasting that she was the equal of the goddess Leto.
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2. Niobe
   daughter of Tantalus and sister of Pelops, mother of twelve sons and twelve daughters in the Homeric traditions, who boasted that she was superior to Leto who had only two children; Leto, hurt by Niobe's remarks was avenged by her two Children Apollo and Artemis who slaughtered Niobe's children; used by Achilles as an example and also by Antigone.
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3. Niobe
   In Greek mythology, the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion
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4. Niobe
   Ni'o·be noun [ Latin Nioba , Niobe , Greek ....] (Class, Myth.) The daughter of Tantalus, and wife of Amphion, king of Thebes. Her pride in her children provoked Apollo and Diana, who slew them all. Niobe herself was changed by the gods into stone.
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5. niobe
   The daughter of Tantalus, and wife of Amphion, king of Thebes. Her pride in her children provoked Apollo and Diana, who slew them all. Niobe herself was changed by the gods into stone. ... Origin: L. Nioba, Niobe, gr. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. Niobe
   noun (Greek mythology) the daughter of Tantalus whose boasting about her children provoked Apollo and Artemis to slay them all; Niobe was turned to stone while bewailing her loss
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7. Niobe
   • (n.) The daughter of Tantalus, and wife of Amphion, king of Thebes. Her pride in her children provoked Apollo and Diana, who slew them all. Niobe herself was changed by the gods into stone. • (n.) The daughter of Tantalus, and wife of Amphion, king of Thebes. Her pride in her children pr...
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8. Niobe
   in Greek mythology, the daughter of Tantalus (king of Sipylus in Lydia) and wife of King Amphion of Thebes. She was the prototype of the bereaved ... [1 related articles]
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9. Niobe
   Niobe is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `Fern` The name Niobe doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Niobe seems to be unique!
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10. Niobe
    Niobe (nī'ōbē) , in Greek mythology, queen of Thebes, wife of Amphion and daughter of Tantalus. The mother of six sons and six daughters, she boasted of her fruitfulness, saying that Leto had only two children. Apollo and Artemis, angry at this insult to their mother, killed al...
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11. Niobe
    In Greek mythology, Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion, the king of Thebes. She was contemptuous of the goddess Leto for having produced only two children, Apollo and Artemis. She died of grief when her own 12 offspring were killed by them in revenge, and was changed to stone by Zeus.
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12. Niobe
    `Niobe` (Νιόβη) was a daughter of Tantalus and of either Dione, Eurythemista or Euryanassa, and the sister of Pelops and Broteas, all of whom figure in language= French, English-->--> or "the city of Tantalus", or as "Sipylus", in reference to author= James George ...
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13. Niobe
    (The Matrix) `Niobe` (played by actress Jada Pinkett Smith) is a fictional character in the video game Enter the Matrix and the two feature films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. Niobe also appears in the MMORPG The Matrix Online. In the game, howeve...
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14. Niobe
    (schooner) The `Segelschulschiff` `Niobe` was a tall ship used by the German Navy to train cadets and aspiring NCOs. She sank during a sudden squall on 26 July 1932. At Gammendorfer Strand on Fehmarn island, within view of the site of the sinking, the Niobe-Denkmal monument was erected...
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