Niobe was a mortal who had seven boys and seven girls, all of whom were beautiful. Niobe felt so proud that she boasted to Leto, a goddess, about how she must be superior to Leto since she bore many more beautiful children than her. Apollo and Artemis, angered by Niobe's remarks set out to kill the all of Niobe's fourteen children. Niobe was left in distraught and is said to have turned into a pillar of stone.
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