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Niobe is a figure from Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Tantalus, the wife of Amphion, and the mother of seven sons and seven daughters. According to legend, she boasted that she was more fertile than the goddess Leto, who only had two children, Apollo and Artemis. As punishment, Leto's children killed all of Niobe's children, and she was turned into a weeping rock that continued to pour forth tears.
The name Niobe is thought to be derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ni-bʰeh₂, meaning "to rain" or "to be gloomy." This root also appears in the Greek words νίφω (níphō) "to snow" and νύξ (núx) "night," suggesting that Niobe's name is associated with darkness and precipitation.
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