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niobe
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niobe, n. [L. Nioba, Niobe, Gr. .].
The daughter of Tantalus , and wife of Amphion , king of Thebes . Her pride in her children provoked Apollo and Diana , who slew them all. Niobe herself was changed by the gods into stone. [1913 Webster]
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