Niobids
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In Greek mythology, the Niobids were 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 num
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
Niobid rises on a rock Galleria degli Uffizi
The Niobe Room (Italian: Sala della Niobe) at the Uffizi
Leto
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In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Leto is the mother of Apollo and Artemis. She is the daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe, and the sister of Asteria.
The Rape of Leto by Tityos (c. 515 BC): Apollo (left), tries to grasp Tityos, Leto (middle) pushes him and Artemis (right), ready to stop him. Attic red-figure amphora from Vulci. c. 510–520 BCE, by Phintias Painter. Louvre, Paris
Relief from the 2nd century, staging the marriage of Zeus and Leto, Hierapolis Museum.
Leto with Zeus and their children, 420-410 BC, marble, Archaeological Museum of Brauron.
Leto with her children, by William Henry Rinehart