The Tragedy of Niobe
Niobe, the Queen of Thebes, boasted that her fourteen children made her superior to the goddess Leto, who had only two. In retribution, Leto’s children, Apollo and Artemis, used their bows to kill all of Niobe's sons and daughters. This devastating loss drove Niobe to a state of eternal grief, eventually turning her into a stone figure on Mount Sipylus that continues to weep to this day.