Niobe Punishment
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- She was the prototype of the bereaved mother, weeping for the loss of her children. She was the wife of King Amphion of Thebes Niobe, in Greek mythology, the daughter of Tantalus.
- mother of the divine twins Apollo and Artemis. In a fit of arrogance, Niobe bragged that she was superior to Leto because she bore either 12 or 14 children, compared with Leto's two.the Titan LetoNiobe's tears began at a ceremony held to honor
- Boasted of her progenitive superiority to the Titan Leto, who had only two children, the twin deities Apollo and Artemis.
- The rock became known as the Weeping Rock, as it was believed that the rainwater that fell through the pores of the limestone resembled the tears of Niobe. The moral of this story is that you should not be boastful about what you have or make fun of others because they do not have as much as you, because otherwise you will be punished and may even get what you have taken away from you.
- As punishment for her pride, Apollo killed all Niobe's sons and Artemis killed all her daughters.
- Niobe saw her children and mourn. After mourning Niobe, in despair, fled and reached Mount Sipylus, where she turned into a rock.
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