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| From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], she was the [[Thebes|Theban]] [[queen]] and [[sister]] of [[Tantalos]]. She suffered from excessive [[pride]] and boasting that she was better than a [[Greek god|goddess]], since she had fourteen [[children]] but the goddess [[Leto]] only had two. [[Apollo]] and [[Artemis]] killed all fourteen [[children]] and the story serves as a lesson in [[mortal|mortality]], that is, [[human]]s are not gods, can suffer at any time from [[death]], and should be [[humility|humble]] of necessity. According to one story, Niope turns into a [[cliff|cliffside]] with [[water]] running down representing her never ceasing [[tears]] of [[sadness]] after losing all her children. Source: [[Elizabeth Vandiver]], [[Classics]] [[scholarship|scholar]], authority on [[Greek mythology]] and [[Greek tragedy]], including the ''[[Iliad]]'', ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[Homer]], and [[Virgil]]. This definition is based on her course ''Classical Mythology'' for [[The Teaching Company]].
| | In [[Greek mythology]], Thebian queen whose children are killed as a punishment for her boastfulness. |
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In Greek mythology, Thebian queen whose children are killed as a punishment for her boastfulness.
