Niobe (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Niobe (/ˈnaɪ.ə.biː/; Ancient Greek: Νιόβη [ni.óbɛː]: Nióbē) may refer to the following women:
- Niobe, wife of the autochthon Alalcomeneus.[1]
- Niobe, daughter of Phoroneus and mother of Argus by Zeus.[2]
- Niobe, daughter of Tantalus and mother of the Niobids by Amphion.[3]
Notes
- ^ ?Eustathius ad Homer, p. 1367
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.1.1
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.172
References
- 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. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.