Niobe

英 ['naiəubi] 美
  • n. 尼俄伯(她的十四个儿子因自夸而全被杀死, 她悲伤不已, 后化为石头)
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Niobe 尼俄伯

希腊神话人物,Thebes王后,Tantalus之女,生下七儿七女,无不美丽英俊,不断在勒托女神面前吹嘘,因为勒托女神仅阿波罗和阿尔忒弥斯两个子女,甚至自大到要求人们把自己当做神来崇拜而不是祭祀勒托女神,最后勒托女神忍无可忍,派阿波罗和阿尔忒弥斯杀死了她的十四个子女。尼俄伯悲伤不已,终日痛哭,最后化作雕像,成为悲伤的代名词。

Niobe
in Greek mythology, a queen of Thebes, daughter of Tantalus, changed to a stone while weeping for her children (slain, after she boasted of them overmuch, by Artemis and Apollo); hence the name is used figuratively for bereavement and woe. The name is said to mean literally "snowy; snowy-bright."