Niobid

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noun

Any of 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.

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Meanings

nounNiobid (plural Niobids)

plural Niobids

  1. Greekhuman sciencesAny of 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.

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APA

Niobid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niobid

MLA

“Niobid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niobid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Niobid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niobid.

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