Niobe
Mortal woman
Niobe (; Ancient Greek: Νιόβη, romanized: Nióbē pronounced [ni.óbɛː]) was in Greek mythology a daughter of Tantalus and of either Dione or of Eurythemista or Euryanassa. She was the wife of Amphion and the sister of Pelops and Broteas.
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Mentions in the Iliad
A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
“and lieth upon a bier; and at break of day thou shalt thyself behold him, as thou bearest him hence; but for this present let us bethink us of supper. For even the fair-haired Niobe bethought her of meat, albeit twelve children perished in her halls, six daughters and six lusty sons.”
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24.603–606: Аполлон перебил сыновей Ниобы; тип «вражда» не утверждается отдельно, поэтому связь показана как действие.
and lieth upon a bier; and at break of day thou shalt thyself behold him, as thou bearest him hence; but for this present let us bethink us of supper. For even the fair-haired Niobe bethought her of meat, albeit twelve children perished in her halls, six daughters and six lusty sons.The sons Apollo slew with shafts from his silver bow, being wroth against Niobe, and the daughters the archer Artemis, for that Niobe had matched her with fair-cheeked Leto, saying that the goddess had borne but twain, while herself was mother to many; wherefore they, for all they were but twain, destroyed them all.
Il. 24.603–606
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24.603–606: Артемида перебила дочерей Ниобы; тип «вражда» не утверждается отдельно.
and lieth upon a bier; and at break of day thou shalt thyself behold him, as thou bearest him hence; but for this present let us bethink us of supper. For even the fair-haired Niobe bethought her of meat, albeit twelve children perished in her halls, six daughters and six lusty sons.The sons Apollo slew with shafts from his silver bow, being wroth against Niobe, and the daughters the archer Artemis, for that Niobe had matched her with fair-cheeked Leto, saying that the goddess had borne but twain, while herself was mother to many; wherefore they, for all they were but twain, destroyed them all.
Il. 24.603–606
Poetic resemblance · Sources
The sons Apollo slew with shafts from his silver bow, being wroth against Niobe, and the daughters the archer Artemis, for that Niobe had matched her with fair-cheeked Leto, saying that the goddess had borne but twain, while herself was mother to many; wherefore they, for all they were but twain, destroyed them all.
Il. 24.607
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In art
Pyotr Shamshin. Избиение детей Ниобы. Yaroslavl Art Museum. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140500896
Pyotr Shamshin. Избиение детей Ниобы. Yaroslavl Art Museum. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140500896
Abraham Bloemaert. Apollo and Diana Punishing Niobe by Killing her Children. Statens Museum for Kunst. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20277902
Abraham Bloemaert. Apollo and Diana Punishing Niobe by Killing her Children. Statens Museum for Kunst. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20277902
Jacques-Louis David. Apollo and Diana Attacking the Children of Niobe. Dallas Museum of Art. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3026259
Jacques-Louis David. Apollo and Diana Attacking the Children of Niobe. Dallas Museum of Art. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3026259
Internet Archive Book Images. Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine (1907) (14594521818). собрание не указано. No restrictions. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARoman_sculpture_from_Augustus_to_Constantine_%281907%29_%2814594521818%29.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Internet Archive Book Images
Photograph / reproduction date: 1907
Internet Archive Book Images. Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine (1907) (14594521818). собрание не указано. No restrictions. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARoman_sculpture_from_Augustus_to_Constantine_%281907%29_%2814594521818%29.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Internet Archive Book Images
Photograph / reproduction date: 1907
Paolo Terzi/Museo Civico di Modena. Lastra marmorea dei Niobidi. собрание не указано. CC BY 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALastra_marmorea_dei_Niobidi.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Paolo Terzi/Museo Civico di Modena
Photograph / reproduction date: 2009-04-02 11:02:56
Paolo Terzi/Museo Civico di Modena. Lastra marmorea dei Niobidi. собрание не указано. CC BY 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALastra_marmorea_dei_Niobidi.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Paolo Terzi/Museo Civico di Modena
Photograph / reproduction date: 2009-04-02 11:02:56
Yair Haklai. Head of one of the sons of Niobe. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHead_of_one_of_the_sons_of_Niobe.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Yair Haklai
Photograph / reproduction date: 2009-10-02 12:02:49
Yair Haklai. Head of one of the sons of Niobe. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHead_of_one_of_the_sons_of_Niobe.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Yair Haklai
Photograph / reproduction date: 2009-10-02 12:02:49
Yair Haklai. Statue of Niobids-2. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AStatue_of_Niobids-2.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Yair Haklai
Photograph / reproduction date: 2009-10-03 14:08:16
Yair Haklai. Statue of Niobids-2. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AStatue_of_Niobids-2.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Yair Haklai
Photograph / reproduction date: 2009-10-03 14:08:16
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- Wikipedia · Niobe · CC BY-SA 4.0
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