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A daughter of Tantalus, said to have turned into stone while weeping for her children.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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A daughter of Phoroneus and Teledice.
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Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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name
71 Niobe, a main belt asteroid.
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Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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name
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
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noun
A crying woman; a woman who is bereaved or inconsolable.
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mythical being
History
From Ancient Greek Νιόβη (Nióbē).
Across languages
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