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Roman fresco: Apollo and Artemis shoot the sons of Niobe, who flee (partly on horseback) in an idyllic landscape, 1st c. BC - 1st c. AD Roman sarcophagus: Apollo and Artemis killing the 14 children of Niobe (front side). Artemis; 5 daughters with a nurse; younger son with a pedagogue; 3 other sons; Apollo. Top: dead Niobids. 160–170 Ad
Using arrows, Artemis killed Niobe's daughters and Apollo killed Niobe's sons. According to some versions, at least two of Niobe's children (usually Meliboea, along with her brother Amyclas in other renderings) was spared. Their father, Amphion, at the sight of his dead sons, either killed himself or was killed by Apollo for having sworn revenge.
The Destruction of the Children of Niobe is a painting by Richard Wilson, created in 1760.It depicts the Greek myth of the murder of Niobe's daughters by the goddess Artemis and her sons by Apollo.
Niobe, a daughter of Tantalus who declared herself to be superior to Leto, causing Artemis and Apollo to kill her fourteen children; Pandora, the first woman; Penelope, loyal wife of Odysseus; Phaedra, daughter of Minos and wife of Theseus; Polyxena, the youngest daughter of Priam, sacrificed to the ghost of Achilles; Semele, mortal mother of ...
William Anders, an Apollo astronaut who snapped the iconic 1968 “Earthrise” photo of the Earth while orbiting the moon, died at age 90 in a plane crash near the San Juan Islands on Friday ...
Gwen Stefani's youngest child is turning 10! On Sunday, the 54-year-old No Doubt singer documented her son, Apollo Rossdale's, disco-themed birthday party on her Instagram Stories. Apollo's ...
The proud mom shared a montage with images and videos of her youngest son from his newborn days until now on Instagram, writing, "Double digits. happiest of happy birthdays sweet Apollo, i love u ...
For her hubris, Apollo killed her sons as they practiced athletics, and Artemis killed her daughters. Apollo and Artemis used poisoned arrows to kill them, though according to some versions a number of the Niobids were spared. Other sources say that Artemis spared one of the girls (Chloris, usually). Amphion, at the sight of his dead sons ...