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Niobid

Niobid noun: any of 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 number of her own offspring with those of Leto, Apollo's and Artemis' mother.

Noun

Niobid (plural Niobids)

  1. (Greek) Any of 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 number of her own offspring with those of Leto, Apollo's and Artemis' mother.

Forms of Niobid

pluralNiobids

Questions about Niobid

What does Niobid mean?
Niobid means any of 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 number of her own offspring with those of Leto, Apollo's and Artemis' mother.
What part of speech is Niobid?
Niobid is a noun.
What is the plural of Niobid?
The plural of Niobid is Niobids.

Words near Niobid in the dictionary

  1. Niobean
  2. Niobes
  3. niobian
  4. niobic
  5. niobic acid
  6. Niobid
  7. Niobids
  8. niobiferous
  9. niobite
  10. niobites
  11. niobium

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