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Noun: Niobe  nI-u-bee
  1. (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

Derived forms: Niobes

Type of: mythical being

Encyclopedia: Niobe, regina di Tebe