NIOBE Definition & Meaning

Niobe

[ nahy-oh-bee ]

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noun

Classical Mythology.

the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.

Niobe

/ ˈnaɪəbɪ; naɪˈəʊbɪən /

noun

Greek myth a daughter of Tantalus, whose children were slain after she boasted of them: although turned into stone, she continued to weep

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Derived Forms

Niobean, adjective

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Niobe Way, a professor of developmental psychology, often explains that American society has “privileged the hard over the soft,” referring to hard and soft characteristics of humanity.

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A key resource in expanding “Close” beyond Dhont’s own experiences was psychologist Niobe Way’s 2013 book “Deep Secrets: Boys’ Friendships and the Crisis of Connection.”

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Niobe’s grief turned her into stone, her tears into waterfalls.

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Apollo and Artemis glided swiftly to Thebes from Olympus, the archer god and the divine huntress, and shooting with deadly aim they struck down all of Niobe’s sons and daughters.

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Pinkett Smith, who played Niobe in the last two films, wouldn’t say much more.

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