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Niobe was a woman who boasted that she was more fertile than the goddess Leto as she had many children (accounts vary) whereas Leto had only two, Artemis and Apollo. In revenge Leto sent her two children to kill all of Niobe's, Niobe wept with grief and was turned into a rock, still crying.
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Who is the weeper of myth?
In Greek mythology, Niobe is the weeper of myth. Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus and her brothers were Pelops and Broteas.
Which Greek Mythology person has excessive pride?
Tantalus and Niobe
Who lost 14 children as punishment for pride in Greek mythology?
Niobe and Amphion.
What is the story of Latona and Niobe?
In Roman mythology, Niobe, the queen of Thebes, boasted that she was better than the goddess Latona (Leto in Greek mythology) because she had seven sons and seven daughters, while Latona only had one of each. To avenge their mother's honor, Latona's twins, the god Apollo and the goddess Diana (Artemis in Greek mythology), killed Niobe's children. Apollo killed the seven sons and Diana killed the seven daughters. Niobe grieved so much that her grandfather Zeus took pity on her and turned her into an unfeeling rock. That rock still had a spring of water coming from it.
People turned into stone Greek mythology?
Niobe, turned to stone by Apollo and Artemis. Atlas ind Phineus by Perseus brandishing Medusa's head.
