niobe

/'naiəbi/

Thân thiện

Niobe weeps for her children, turned to stone by the gods.

Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A figure from Greek mythology: Niobe is the daughter of Tantalus. She was transformed into a weeping stone after her excessive pride in her children led to their deaths at the hands of the gods Apollo and Artemis.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The myth of Niobe serves as a warning against hubris.
  • In the sculpture, Niobe is depicted weeping for her lost children.

Advanced Usage

• "a Niobe": (literary) used to refer to a woman who is grieving inconsolably.
  • After the tragedy, she became a Niobe, her sorrow seemingly endless.

Variants and Related Words

• Niobean (adj): pertaining to or resembling Niobe, especially in her profound grief.
  • The poem's Niobean tone captured the depth of the mother's mourning.

Synonyms

• Mourner: one who grieves.
• Weeping woman: (figurative) a woman who is crying or in deep sorrow.

Related Idioms

• Like Niobe, all tears: (literary) to be in a state of profound and unceasing grief.
  • She stood by the grave, like Niobe, all tears.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (Greek mythology) the daughter of Tantalus whose boasting about her children provoked Apollo and Artemis to slay them all; Niobe was turned to stone while bewailing her loss

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