Dying Niobid

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A 5th century BCE marble sculpture of one of the daughters of Niobe, dying from an arrow wound in her back. According to the story from Greek mythology Niobe insulted the goddess Lato by thinking herself more worthy. Lato then had her children Apollo and Artemis strike down Niobe's children with their deadly arrows. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome)

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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Cartwright, M. (2013, October 29). Dying Niobid. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2132/dying-niobid/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Dying Niobid." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 29, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2132/dying-niobid/.

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