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A 5th century BCE marble sculpture of one of the daughters of Niobe, dying from an arrow wound in her back. According to the story from Greek mythology Niobe insulted the goddess Lato by thinking herself more worthy. Lato then had her children Apollo and Artemis strike down Niobe's children with their deadly arrows. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome)
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Cartwright, M. (2013, October 29). Dying Niobid. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/2132/
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