Niobe (Niobe)
Niobe boasted that she had more children than Latona. Apollo and Diana, the children of Latona, answered that boast, and Niobe lost her children. She wept until she turned to stone. The story warns against setting oneself beside a god.
Grades 7–8. Myth.
How it connects
Latona is the mother of Apollo and Diana. Niobe is the mother who would not stop comparing.
Latin words that go with this card: mater, dea.