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Niobe

/ˈnaɪoʊˌbi/
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Other forms: Niobes

Definitions of Niobe
  1. noun
    (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
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    mythical being
    an imaginary being of myth or fable
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