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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Hippolyte Lefèbvre - Niobé 02 · Ипполит ЛефеврImage source CC BY-SA 4.0

Mentions in the Iliad

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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.”

Il. 24.600–604

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24.603–606: Аполлон перебил сыновей Ниобы; тип «вражда» не утверждается отдельно, поэтому связь показана как действие.

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.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. 24.603–606

ArtemisGoddess

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24.603–606: Артемида перебила дочерей Ниобы; тип «вражда» не утверждается отдельно.

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.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. 24.603–606

LetoGoddess

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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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Избиение детей НиобыPyotr Shamshin · 1836Yaroslavl Art MuseumInv. Ж-40

Pyotr Shamshin. Избиение детей Ниобы. Yaroslavl Art Museum. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140500896

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Apollo and Diana Punishing Niobe by Killing her ChildrenAbraham Bloemaert · 1591Statens Museum for KunstInv. KMSsp342

Abraham Bloemaert. Apollo and Diana Punishing Niobe by Killing her Children. Statens Museum for Kunst. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20277902

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Apollo and Diana Attacking the Children of NiobeJacques-Louis David · 1772Dallas Museum of ArtInv. 2008.6.FA

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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Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine (1907) (14594521818)Artist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

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

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Photograph / reproduction date: 1907

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