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Magnesia (Manisa)
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The Niobe rock at Manisa. Photo Marco Prins. According to legend, a woman named Niobe had insulted the gods by saying that Leto, the mother of the gods Apollo and Artemis, was a poor woman, having only two children, whereas Niobe had seven sons and seven daughters. Apollo and Artemis were famous archers and killed all children of Niobe, who recognized her error too late. A more merciful god changed the crying woman into a rock. This rock, which has the shape of a weeping woman prostrating, can be seen at Manisa, ancient Magnesia. (Her head is to the left.)
One of the daughters of Niobe. Statue at the Museo Altemps, Roma (Italy). Photo Jona Lendering. A Roman statue of one of the daughters of Niobe, now at the Palazzo Massimo alle terme (Rome) in a pose befitting a playmate.
Niobe vase, Louvre, Paris (France). More drama on this red-figured Greek vase, made c. 460-450 BCE. Today the Louvre, Paris.  
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