Niobe

[ nahy-oh-bee ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. 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

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

Derived Forms

• Niobean, adjective

Other Words From

• Nio·bean adjective

Example Sentences

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.

From Salon

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.”

From Seattle Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

Amphion’s story, and Niobe’s, I have taken from Ovid, who alone tells them in full.

From Literature

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

From Seattle Times