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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 number of her own offspring with those of Leto, Apollo's and Artemis' mother: a classic example of ''hubris''.〔Robert Graves, ''The Greek Myths'', 1960, §77.〕 The number of Niobids mentioned most usually numbered twelve (Homer) or fourteen (Euripides and pseudo-Apollodorus), but other sources mention twenty,〔A number attributed to Hesiod by various scholiasts (Graves 1960:259.〕 four (Herodotus), or eighteen (Sappho). Generally half these children were sons, the other half daughters. The names of some of the children are mentioned; these lists vary by author: *''Bibliotheca'':〔Pseudo-Apollodorus. ''The Library'', 3.5.6.〕 Agenor, Astycrateia, Astyoche, Cleodoxa, Damasichthon, Eupinytus, Ismenus, Neaera, Ogygia, Pelopia, Phaedimus, Phthia, Phylomache, Sipylus, Tantalus *Hyginus:〔Hyginus. ''Fabulae'', 11,69.〕 Archenor, Astycrateia, Astynome, Chias, Chloris, Cleodoxa, Damasichthon, Eudoxa, Eupinytus, Ismenus, Neaera, Ogygia, Phaedimus, Phthia, Sipylus, Tantalus, Thera *Ovid:〔Ovid. ''Metamorphoses'', 6.255ff.〕 Alphenor, Damasichthon, Ilioneus, Ismenus, Phaedimus, Sipylus, Tantalus; the daughters' names are not given. *Scholiast on Euripides:〔Scholia on Euripides, ''Phoenician Women'', 159〕 Alalcomeneus, Eudorus, Argeius, Lysippus, Phereus, Xanthus, Chione, Clytia, Hore, Lamippe, Melia, Pelopia (according to Pherecydes); Archenor, Archagoras, Menestratus, (son's name missing ), Astycrateia, Ogygia, Pelopia (according to Hellanicus) *Lactantius Placidus:〔Lactantius Placidus on Statius' ''Thebaid'', 3. 198; First Vatican mythographer, 153〕 Antagorus, Archemorus, Eupinytus, Phaedimus, Sipylus, Tantalus, Xenarchus, Astycrateia, Chloris, Cleodoxe, Neaera, Ogime (=Ogygia?) Pelopia, Phegea Other different names were also mentioned, including Amyclas and Meliboea (also in Apollodorus, see below). Manto, the seeress daughter of Tiresias, overheard Niobe's remark and bid the Theban women placate Leto, in vain. Apollo and Artemis slew all the children of Niobe with their arrows, Apollo shooting the sons, Artemis the daughters. According to some sources, however, two of the Niobids who had supplicated Leto were spared: Apollodorus gives their names as Meliboea (Chloris)〔Meliboëa had turned so pale with fear that she was still nicknamed Chloris when she married Neleus some years later." (Graves 1960:259).〕 and Amyclas.〔 Another apparent survivor is Phylomache, who is mentioned by Apollodorus as one of the two possible spouses of Pelias.〔''Bibliotheca'' 1. 9. 10〕 The Niobids were buried by the gods at Thebes. Ovid remarked that all men mourned Amphion, for the extinction of his line, but none mourned Niobe save her brother Pelops.〔Ovid. ''Metamorphoses'', VI.401-04.〕 ==Parthenius Variant== In another version of the myth, the Niobids are the children of Philottus〔Possibly the same as Philottus, son of Hephaestus, mentioned in Hyginus' Fabulae, 158〕 and Niobe, daughter of Assaon. When Niobe dares to argue with Leto about the beauty of her children, Leto comes up with multi-stage punishment. First, Philottus is killed while hunting. Then, her father Assaon makes advances to his own daughter, which she refuses. He invites her children to a banquet and burns them all to death. As a result of these calamities, Niobe flings herself from a rock. Assaon, reflecting over his crimes, also killed himself.〔Parthenius, ''Love Romances'', 33〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Niobids」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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