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Niobe (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Niobe (; Ancient Greek: Νιόβη [ni.óbɛː]: Nióbē) may refer to the following women:

Niobe, wife of the autochthon Alalcomeneus.

Niobe, daughter of Phoroneus and mother of Argus by Zeus.

Niobe, daughter of Tantalus and mother of the Niobids by Amphion.

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Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.

Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co.

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