Niobe
Mortal woman
Niobe (; Ancient Greek: Νιόβη, romanized: Nióbē pronounced [ni.óbɛː]) was in Greek mythology a daughter of Tantalus and of either Dione or of Eurythemista or Euryanassa. She was the wife of Amphion and the sister of Pelops and Broteas.
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Mentions in the Iliad
A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
“and lieth upon a bier; and at break of day thou shalt thyself behold him, as thou bearest him hence; but for this present let us bethink us of supper. For even the fair-haired Niobe bethought her of meat, albeit twelve children perished in her halls, six daughters and six lusty sons.”
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The sons Apollo slew with shafts from his silver bow, being wroth against Niobe, and the daughters the archer Artemis, for that Niobe had matched her with fair-cheeked Leto, saying that the goddess had borne but twain, while herself was mother to many; wherefore they, for all they were but twain, destroyed them all.
Il. 24.607
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In art
Pyotr Shamshin. Избиение детей Ниобы. Yaroslavl Art Museum. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140500896
Abraham Bloemaert. Apollo and Diana Punishing Niobe by Killing her Children. Statens Museum for Kunst. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20277902
Jacques-Louis David. Apollo and Diana Attacking the Children of Niobe. Dallas Museum of Art. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3026259
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Internet Archive Book Images. Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine (1907) (14594521818). собрание не указано. No restrictions. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARoman_sculpture_from_Augustus_to_Constantine_%281907%29_%2814594521818%29.jpg
Image author: Internet Archive Book Images
Image date: 1907
Paolo Terzi/Museo Civico di Modena. Lastra marmorea dei Niobidi. собрание не указано. CC BY 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALastra_marmorea_dei_Niobidi.jpg
Image author: Paolo Terzi/Museo Civico di Modena
Image date: 2009-04-02 11:02:56
Yair Haklai. Head of one of the sons of Niobe. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHead_of_one_of_the_sons_of_Niobe.jpg
Image author: Yair Haklai
Image date: 2009-10-02 12:02:49
Yair Haklai. Statue of Niobids-2. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AStatue_of_Niobids-2.jpg
Image author: Yair Haklai
Image date: 2009-10-03 14:08:16
Netelo. Hermitage hall 113 - 04 - The Slaying of the Niobids. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHermitage_hall_113_-_04_-_The_Slaying_of_the_Niobids.jpg
Image author: Netelo
Image date: 2021-10-05 13:31:52
Anonymous ( Category:Roman Empire ) Unknown author. Female Head of the Type of Ariadne or Niobid. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARoman_-_Female_Head_of_the_Type_of_Ariadne_or_Niobid_-_Walters_23144_-_Right.jpg
Image author: Anonymous (Category:Roman Empire)Unknown author
Image date: circa 200
Ad Meskens. RISD Sarcophagus Niobids. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARISD_Sarcophagus_Niobids.JPG
Image author: Ad Meskens
Image date: 2012-04-04
Pierre André. Camille Claudel.- Niobide blessée.. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACamille_Claudel.-_Niobide_bless%C3%A9e..jpg
Image author: Pierre André
Image date: 2015-01-21 14:43:04
Marc Merlin. Weeping Woman (Niobe) of Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta). собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWeeping_Woman_%28Niobe%29_of_Oakland_Cemetery_%28Atlanta%29.jpg
Image author: Marc Merlin
Image date: 2016-04-15 10:01:12
MumblerJamie. Statue of a Daughter of Niobe Fleeing for her Life. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AStatue_of_a_Daughter_of_Niobe_Fleeing_for_her_Life.jpg
Image author: MumblerJamie
Image date: 2018-09-16 14:00:14
Saikris12. Niobe-GMC. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANiobe-GMC.jpg
Image author: Saikris12
Image date: 2020-12-04
Anonymous. Wounded Niobid Louvre Cp5224. собрание не указано. CC BY 2.5. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWounded_Niobid_Louvre_Cp5224.jpg
Image author: Anonymous
Panek. Niobe Oliwa. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANiobe_Oliwa.jpg
Image author: Panek
Image date: 2011-09-23
неизвестный мастер. Niobide Louvre Ma202. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANiobide_Louvre_Ma202.jpg
Vania Teofilo. Niobid Pradier Louvre LL312 b. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANiobid_Pradier_Louvre_LL312_b.jpg
Image author: Vania Teofilo
Image date: 2006-11-23
xiquinhosilva. 11899 - Vatican - Etruscan Museum (3482656032). собрание не указано. CC BY 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A11899_-_Vatican_-_Etruscan_Museum_%283482656032%29.jpg
Image author: xiquinhosilva
Image date: 2009-04-28 14:14
Artur Andrzej. Park Oliwski – rzeźba Niobe. собрание не указано. CC0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APark_Oliwski_%E2%80%93_rze%C5%BAba_Niobe.JPG
Image author: Artur Andrzej
Image date: 2011-12-20
Yair Haklai. Statue of Niobids. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AStatue_of_Niobids.jpg
Image author: Yair Haklai
Image date: 2009-10-03 14:23:03
Benjamin Smith. Poitiers - Musée Sainte-Croix - 16. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APoitiers_-_Mus%C3%A9e_Sainte-Croix_-_16.jpg
Image author: Benjamin Smith
Image date: 2025-12-30
G.Garitan. Niobé 80782. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANiob%C3%A9_80782.jpg
Image author: G.Garitan
Image date: 2019-02-23 14:40:54
MyName ( Nicky.Ram ( talk )). Niobide-side-view. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANiobide-side-view.png
Image author: MyName (Nicky.Ram (talk))
Unknown author Unknown author. Bardo mahdia niobide Profburp. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABardo_mahdia_niobide_Profburp.jpg
Image author: Unknown authorUnknown author
Image date: circa 1910
Nicola Quirico. Lastra dei Niobidi - Modena. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALastra_dei_Niobidi_-_Modena.jpg
Image author: Nicola Quirico
Image date: 2017-02-16 12:00:44
user:shakko. Niobe pushkin. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANiobe_pushkin.jpg
Image author: user:shakko
Image date: 2008
MyName ( Nicky.Ram ( talk )). Niobide-medium. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANiobide-medium.png
Image author: MyName (Nicky.Ram (talk))
Yair Haklai. Niobid on the run. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANiobid_on_the_run.jpg
Image author: Yair Haklai
Image date: 2009-10-02 12:39:13
GAlexandrova. 6769.2. Pavlovsky Park. Niobe. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A6769.2._Pavlovsky_Park._Niobe.jpg
Image author: GAlexandrova
Image date: 2019-07-25 13:49:20
Hippolyte Lefèbvre. Hippolyte Lefèbvre - Niobé 02. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119353465
Anonymous ( Rome ) Unknown author. Rome Nieborów Niobe. National Museum in Warsaw. CC0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27956374
Image author: Anonymous (Rome)Unknown author
Image date: from 1st century
Constant Permeke. Niobe. Kröller-Müller Museum. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99203768
Soenke Rahn. Galionsfigur beim Haupttreppenhaus der MSM (Flensburg-Mürwik, 12. Februar 1989). собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGalionsfigur_beim_Haupttreppenhaus_der_MSM_%28Flensburg-M%C3%BCrwik%2C_12._Februar_1989%29.jpg
Image author: Soenke Rahn
Image date: 1989-02-12
Nicola Quirico , edited by MenkinAlRire. Busto di Niobe, collezione Riminaldi, Palazzo Bonacossi, Ferrara 01-edit. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABusto_di_Niobe%2C_collezione_Riminaldi%2C_Palazzo_Bonacossi%2C_Ferrara_01-edit.jpg
Image author: Nicola Quirico, edited by MenkinAlRire
Image date: 2018-09-14 12:15
Pierre Poschadel. Soissons (02), musée municipal, groupe statuaire - pédagogue et fils de Niobé, IIIe siècle, dépôt du Louvre, inv. MA 1339, LP228 1. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASoissons_%2802%29%2C_mus%C3%A9e_municipal%2C_groupe_statuaire_-_p%C3%A9dagogue_et_fils_de_Niob%C3%A9%2C_IIIe_si%C3%A8cle%2C_d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t_du_Louvre%2C_inv._MA_1339%2C_LP228_1.jpg
Image author: Pierre Poschadel
Image date: 2018-08-02
sailko. Rilievo milano (dei niobidi), fine I sec. ac.-inizio I dc.. собрание не указано. CC BY 2.5. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARilievo_milano_%28dei_niobidi%29%2C_fine_I_sec._ac.-inizio_I_dc..JPG
Image author: sailko
Image date: 2008-12-13 10:50:20
Nicola Quirico. Busto di Niobe, collezione Riminaldi, Palazzo Bonacossi, Ferrara. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABusto_di_Niobe%2C_collezione_Riminaldi%2C_Palazzo_Bonacossi%2C_Ferrara.jpg
Image author: Nicola Quirico
Image date: 2018-09-14 12:14:47
Sailko. Figura femminile forse niobide, copia del II sec. da orig. greco del 210 ac ca. s.n.. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AFigura_femminile_forse_niobide%2C_copia_del_II_sec._da_orig._greco_del_210_ac_ca._s.n..JPG
Image author: Sailko
Image date: 2013-11-29 10:35:31
Nicola Quirico. Busto di Niobe, collezione Riminaldi, Palazzo Bonacossi, Ferrara 01. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABusto_di_Niobe%2C_collezione_Riminaldi%2C_Palazzo_Bonacossi%2C_Ferrara_01.jpg
Image author: Nicola Quirico
Image date: 2018-09-14 12:15:11
Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China. Sarcophagus of Velthur Vipinana Depicting Massacre of the Niobids, c. 310-300 BC (48465669666). собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASarcophagus_of_Velthur_Vipinana_Depicting_Massacre_of_the_Niobids%2C_c._310-300_BC_%2848465669666%29.jpg
Image author: Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China
Image date: 2019-08-05 18:47
Sailko. Sarcofago di velthur vipinana, con strage dei niobidi, 310-300 ac ca.. собрание не указано. CC BY 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASarcofago_di_velthur_vipinana%2C_con_strage_dei_niobidi%2C_310-300_ac_ca..JPG
Image author: Sailko
Image date: 2013-11-26 13:13:05
Hans Budal. Niobide title QS:P1476,en:"Niobide " label QS:Len,"Niobide " label QS:Lnn,"Niobide" label QS:Lnb,"Niobide". собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHans_Johnsen_Budal_-_Niobide_-_NG.S.00124_-_National_Museum_of_Art%2C_Architecture_and_Design.jpg
Image author: Hans Budal
Image date: 1862
Sailko. Rilievo milani con uccisione dei niobidi, fine I ac-inizio I sec dc. ca.. собрание не указано. CC BY 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARilievo_milani_con_uccisione_dei_niobidi%2C_fine_I_ac-inizio_I_sec_dc._ca..JPG
Image author: Sailko
Image date: 2014-01-01 17:28:22
Sailko. Francesco da sant'agata (attr.), niobide, 1540 ca. собрание не указано. CC BY 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AFrancesco_da_sant%27agata_%28attr.%29%2C_niobide%2C_1540_ca.jpg
Image author: Sailko
Image date: 2016-11-05 17:54:53
Pierre Poschadel. Soissons (02), musée municipal, groupe statuaire - pédagogue et fils de Niobé, IIIe siècle, dépôt du Louvre, inv. MA 1339, LP228 2. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASoissons_%2802%29%2C_mus%C3%A9e_municipal%2C_groupe_statuaire_-_p%C3%A9dagogue_et_fils_de_Niob%C3%A9%2C_IIIe_si%C3%A8cle%2C_d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t_du_Louvre%2C_inv._MA_1339%2C_LP228_2.jpg
Image author: Pierre Poschadel
Image date: 2018-08-02
Musée Saint-Raymond, Ra 367. Musée Saint-Raymond. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30136176
The story of Niobe's pride. RKDimages. CC0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139820079
Alexander. Giocatrici-di-astragali. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127424840
George Grard. Niobe. Middelheim Museum. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27615701
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- Wikipedia · Niobe · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Reference material remains distinct from the poem’s assertions. Characters who share a name retain separate pages.