HyperDic: niobe

English > 1 sense of the word Niobe:
NOUNperson Niobe(Greek mythology) the daughter of Tantalus whose boasting about her children provoked Apollo and Artemis to slay them all
English > Niobe: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning(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.
CategoryGreek mythologyThe mythology of the ancient Greeks
Instance ofmythical beingAn imaginary being of myth or fable
CatalanNíobe

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