Niobe
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In Greek mythology, Niobe was a daughter of Tantalus and of either Dione or of Eurythemista or Euryanassa. Niobe was the wife of Amphion and the sister of Pelops and Broteas.
A 1772 painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting Niobe attempting to shield her children from Artemis and Apollo
Woodcut illustration of Niobe, Amphion and their dead sons, ca. 1474 – Penn Provenance Project
Jacques-Louis David, Niobe and Her Daughter, 1775–80, black ink with gray wash over graphite on laid paper, overall: 15.2 x 14 cm (6 × 5 1/2 in.), NGA 107057
The Weeping Rock in Mount Sipylus, Manisa, Turkey, has been associated with Niobe's legend since Antiquity.
Manisa
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Manisa, historically known as Magnesia, is a city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province, lying approximately 40 km northeast of the major city of İzmir. The city forms the urban part of the districts Şehzadeler and Yunusemre, with a population of 385,452 in 2022.
Aerial view of Manisa
Stone Factory in Manisa
Hittite–Luwian rock carving of Cybele in Mount Sipylus (13th century BC).
Head of woman, from Philadelphia in Lydia (modern-day Alaşehir), Roman period, Archaeological Museum of Manisa