# Greek Myths: The Tears of Niobe > Queen Niobe of Thebes bragged that having fourteen children made her better than the goddess Leto, who only had two. This bragging and pride caused her downfall. Canonical URL: https://aristotree.com/mythos/greek-myths-the-tears-of-niobe Language: en Creator: mythos Last modified: 2026-11-01T15:50:47.880Z Concepts: 35 Relationships: 54 This is a public, user-curated knowledge graph. Follow the cited sources when verifying claims. ## Concepts ### Iphigenia In Greek mythology, **Iphigenia** was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus a princess of Mycenae. Topics: instance of: mythological Greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphigenia ### Asteria In Greek mythology, **Asteria** or Asterie is a daughter of the Titans Phoebe and Coeus (Polus) and the sister of Leto. Topics: instance of: titan Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteria ### Diana (mythology) Diana is a goddess in Roman religion, primarily considered a patroness of the countryside and nature, hunters, wildlife, childbirth, crossroads, the night, and the Moon. Topics: instance of: Roman deity, instance of: epithet, occupation: hunter, occupation: archer, part of: Dii Consentes Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_(mythology) ### Battle of Magnesia The **Battle of Magnesia** took place in either December 190 or January 189 BC. Topics: instance of: battle, part of: Roman–Seleucid War, country: Turkey Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Magnesia ### Titanomachy In Greek mythology, the **Titanomachy** was a ten-year war fought in ancient Thessaly, consisting of most of the Titans fighting against the Olympians and their allies. Topics: instance of: mythical war, instance of: episode in Greek mythology, part of: Greek mythology Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanomachy ### Oedipus Rex **Oedipus Rex**, also known by its Greek title, Oedipus Tyrannus, or Oedipus the King, is an Athenian tragedy written by Sophocles. Topics: instance of: dramatic work, genre: Greek tragedy Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_Rex ### Manisa **Manisa** is a city in Turkey and the administrative seat of Manisa Province, lying approximately 40 km northeast of the major city of İzmir. Topics: instance of: city, country: Turkey Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manisa ### Dunning–Kruger effect The **Dunning–Kruger effect** is a cognitive bias that describes the systematic tendency of people with low ability in a specific area to give overly positive assessments of their ability. Topics: instance of: cognitive bias, part of: psychological terminology, named after: David Dunning, named after: Justin Kruger Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect ### Aeschylus **Aeschylus** was an ancient Greek tragedian, often described as the father of tragedy. Topics: instance of: human, occupation: tragedy writer, occupation: warrior, genre: Greek tragedy Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus ### Delphi **Delphi**, in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), was an ancient sacred precinct in central Greece. Topics: instance of: polis, instance of: ancient city, has part(s): Delphic Oracle, has part(s): Sanctuary of Pythian Apollo at Delphi, country: Greece Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi ### Zeus **Zeus** is the supreme deity of the Greek pantheon. Topics: instance of: thunder deity, instance of: Greek deity, part of: Twelve Olympians Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus ### Ovid Publius Ovidius Naso, known in English as **Ovid**, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. Topics: instance of: human, occupation: poet, occupation: writer, genre: tragedy, genre: elegy Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovid ### Magnesia ad Sipylum **Magnesia ad Sipylum** was a city of Lydia, situated about 65 km northeast of Smyrna on the river Hermus at the foot of Mount Sipylus. Topics: instance of: ancient city, country: Turkey Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesia_ad_Sipylum ### Daphne **Daphne**, a figure in Greek mythology, was in various retellings a mortal woman or a nymph, daughter of a river god. Topics: instance of: naiad, occupation: hunter, part of: Apollo and Daphne Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne ### Niobid Painter The **Niobid Painter** was an ancient Athenian vase painter in the red-figure style who was active from approximately 470 to 450 BC. Topics: instance of: human, instance of: notname, occupation: Attic vase-painter, occupation: red-figure vase painter Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niobid_Painter ### Hera In ancient Greek religion, **Hera** is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. Topics: instance of: Greek deity, instance of: fertility deity, part of: Twelve Olympians Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera ### Muses In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the **Muses** were the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. Topics: instance of: group of Greek mythical characters, subclass of: Greek deity, has part(s): Calliope, has part(s): Clio Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muses ### Metamorphoses The **Metamorphoses** is a Latin narrative poem from 8 CE by the Roman poet Ovid. Topics: instance of: literary work, genre: epic poem, has part(s): The Creation, has part(s): Four Ages, country of origin: Ancient Rome, country of origin: Roman Empire Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphoses ### Amphion and Zethus **Amphion and Zethus** were, in ancient Greek mythology, the twin sons of Zeus by Antiope. Topics: instance of: couple of mythological Greek characters, has part(s): Amphion, has part(s): Zethos Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphion_and_Zethus ### Lycia **Lycia** was a historical region in Anatolia from 15–14th centuries BC to 546 BC. Topics: instance of: landscape, instance of: historical region, country: Turkey, named after: Lycus Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycia ### Phrygia In classical antiquity, **Phrygia** was a civilization and kingdom in the west-central part of Anatolia, in what is now Asian Turkey, centered on the Sangarios River. Topics: instance of: kingdom, instance of: area, country: Turkey Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrygia ### Niobids In Greek mythology, the **Niobids** were the children of Amphion of Thebes and Niobe, slain by Apollo and Artemis because Niobe, born of the royal house of Phrygia, had boastfully compared the greater number of her own offspring with those of Leto, Apollo's and Artemis' mother: a classic example of hubris. Topics: instance of: group of Greek mythical characters, has part(s): Sipylus, has part(s): Amyclas, named after: Niobe Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niobids ### Tantalus **Tantalus**, was a Greek mythological figure, most famous for his punishment in Tartarus: for either revealing many secrets of the gods, for stealing ambrosia from them, or for trying to trick them into eating his son, he was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink. Topics: instance of: mythological Greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantalus ### Delos **Delos** or Dilos, is a small Greek island near Mykonos, close to the centre of the Cyclades archipelago. Topics: instance of: island, instance of: World Heritage Site, part of: Cyclades, has part(s): Archaeological Museum of Delos, has part(s): Inopos, country: Greece Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delos ### Pelops In Greek mythology, **Pelops** was king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus region. Topics: instance of: mythological Greek character Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelops ### Hamartia The term **hamartia** derives from the Greek ἁμαρτία, from ἁμαρτάνειν hamartánein, which means "to miss the mark" or "to err". Topics: subclass of: error, part of: tragedy Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamartia ### Dione (mythology) Dione is the name of several women in Greek mythology:Dione, a goddess worshipped at Dodona. Topics: instance of: set of mythological Greek characters, has part(s): Dione, has part(s): Dioné Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dione_(mythology) ### Niobe (Aeschylus play) Niobe is a lost play by Aeschylus, an Athenian dramatist of the early fifth century BC. Topics: instance of: dramatic work, genre: Greek tragedy Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niobe_(Aeschylus_play) ### Niobe Niobe is a legendary queen of Thebes whose excessive pride in her many children led to their destruction by the gods. Topics: mythology, tragedy, hubris Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niobe ### Mount Sipylus Mount Sipylus is the location where Niobe was turned into stone according to some versions of the myth. Topics: place, geography Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sipylus ### Hubris Hubris is the concept of excessive pride or self-confidence that leads a mortal to challenge the gods. Topics: concept, philosophy Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubris ### Apollo Apollo is the Olympian god of music, prophecy, healing, and the sun, and son of Leto. Topics: mythology, deity Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo ### Leto Leto is a Titaness and the mother of the twin deities Apollo and Artemis. Topics: mythology, deity Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leto ### Artemis Artemis is the Olympian goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and childbirth, and daughter of Leto. Topics: mythology, deity Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis ### Thebes (Greece) Thebes is an ancient Greek city-state that serves as the setting for the tragedy of Niobe. Topics: place, geography ## Relationships - Niobids — related_to → Ovid: author of the definitive literary account - Niobids — related_to → Niobid Painter: artist of the famous Niobid Krater - Niobids — related_to → Phrygia: ancestral homeland of Niobe - Niobids — related_to → Leto: mother of the divine executioners - Niobids — related_to → Mount Sipylus: location of Niobe's transformation - Niobids — related_to → Tantalus: grandfather of the Niobids - Niobids — related_to → Metamorphoses: literary source for the myth - Niobids — related_to → Hubris: thematic cause of the tragedy - Niobids — related_to → Artemis: executioner of the Niobids - Niobids — related_to → Apollo: executioner of the Niobids - Niobe (Aeschylus play) — related_to → Aeschylus: author - Niobe — related_to → Pelops: brother of Niobe - Niobe — related_to → Dione (mythology): potential mother of Niobe - Niobe — related_to → Niobe (Aeschylus play): lost literary source of the myth - Mount Sipylus — related_to → Battle of Magnesia: Historical event occurring near the mountain - Mount Sipylus — related_to → Magnesia ad Sipylum: Historical city at the base of the mountain - Mount Sipylus — related_to → Tantalus: Mythological figure associated with the region - Mount Sipylus — related_to → Manisa: Geographic location of the mountain - Mount Sipylus — related_to → Hubris: Thematic cause of the mountain's mythological tragedy - Hubris — related_to → Dunning–Kruger effect: modern psychological parallel to hubris - Hubris — related_to → Oedipus Rex: dramatic exploration of hubris and fate - Hubris — related_to → Hamartia: the tragic flaw leading to downfall - Apollo — related_to → Muses: Deities of arts and sciences led by Apollo - Apollo — related_to → Daphne: Nymph pursued by Apollo who transformed into a laurel tree - Apollo — related_to → Delphi: Site of the most important sanctuary and oracle of Apollo - Apollo — related_to → Mount Sipylus: Location associated with the transformation of Niobe - Apollo — related_to → Thebes (Greece): Setting for the myth of Niobe's punishment by Apollo - Apollo — related_to → Hubris: Divine offense often punished by Apollo - Leto — related_to → Titanomachy: context of Leto's lineage - Leto — related_to → Lycia: site of Leto's transformation of peasants - Leto — related_to → Asteria: sister of Leto - Leto — related_to → Zeus: consort and father of Leto's children - Leto — related_to → Hera: persecutor of Leto - Leto — related_to → Delos: birthplace of Leto's children - Leto — related_to → Thebes (Greece): home of Niobe - Leto — related_to → Mount Sipylus: site of Niobe's transformation - Leto — related_to → Hubris: the cause of Niobe's downfall - Artemis — related_to → Iphigenia: figure whose sacrifice was demanded by the goddess - Artemis — related_to → Diana (mythology): Roman mythological counterpart - Artemis — related_to → Hubris: concept punished by the goddess - Artemis — related_to → Apollo: twin brother and fellow deity - Niobe — related_to → Aeschylus: dramatic interpreter of the myth - Niobe — related_to → Metamorphoses: literary source of the myth - Niobe — related_to → Niobids: offspring and victims of divine wrath - Niobe — related_to → Amphion and Zethus: spouse and co-ruler - Niobe — related_to → Tantalus: paternal ancestor and progenitor - Niobe — related_to → Leto: divine target of Niobe's insult - Niobe — located_at → Mount Sipylus: Niobe's final resting place. - Niobe — located_at → Thebes (Greece): Niobe was the queen of Thebes. - Artemis — has_participant → Niobe: Artemis kills Niobe's daughters. - Apollo — has_participant → Niobe: Apollo kills Niobe's sons. - Leto — related_to → Artemis: Parent-child relationship. - Leto — related_to → Apollo: Parent-child relationship. - Niobe — related_to → Hubris: Niobe's pride is the catalyst for the myth.