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Niobe

deity earth Greek corroborated · 4

Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #1756 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Myth attested in a 5th century BCE play by Sophocles.

Relationships

parent of
Niobids, Meliboea, Amyclas
enemy of
Artemis (Diana), Apollo, Leto, Diana
co occurs with
Aëdon, Niobids, Amphion, Zethus, Lycus, Dirce, Zeus, Hermes, Antiope, Dioscuri
sibling of
Pelops, Broteas
consort of
Amphion
child of
Dione, Tantalus, Eurythemista, Euryanassa

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. Leto
  2. Niobe (Sophocles play)
  3. Niobe
encyclopedia (1)
  1. Amphion (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed

Source passages

“The play was centered around the myth of the arrogant queen Niobe and how her blasphemous boast cost the lives of her children, the Niobids.”

#42191 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The subject of Niobe and the destruction of the Niobids was part of the repertory of Attic vase-painters and inspired sculpture groups and wall frescoes as well as relief carvings on Roman sarcophagi. ”

#42686 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Amphion married Niobe, and killed himself after the loss of his wife and children.”

#44002 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free