Apollo and his twin sister Diana did not attack Niobe. They did however attack and kill Niobe's children because she had said to Leto, the mother of Apollo and Diana, that she (Niobe) was more of a mother who had 14 children than Leto who had only two.
Niobe disrespected Leto, the mother of Artemis and Apollo, by boasting about her own children and claiming superiority. She had fourteen children (the Niobids) and taunted Leto for having only two. This arrogance angered Leto, leading Artemis and Apollo to seek revenge by killing all of Niobe's children, ultimately illustrating the consequences of hubris.
Niobe insulted their mother, Leto in saying during one of Leto's festivals that she was as worthy of worship as Leto for being mother to seven sons and seven daughters while Leto had only one son and one daughter; in punishment for this boast, Leto had her children kill all of Niobe's (or all but one daughter and one son).
Apollo and Diana were fraternal twins- one boy one girl but both born at same time. Zeus and Leto were their parents. They were born on the island of Delos. Artemis was born before Apollo and was her mother's midwife. Artemis and Apollo were said to have a good sibling relationship. Diana's correct Greek name is Artemis. Diana is her Roman name. Artemis was goddess of the Hunt, the moon, virginity, the wild, and animals. Artemis was also the protector of virgins (whom many of her followers were), and animals. She is known as The Lady of Wild Things, The Huntress, The Mistress of Animals, and The Lady of the Wild. Apollo was the god of the sun, said to drive a chariot across the sky every morning that pulled the sun up. Apollo was also a god of the arts, such as music and dance. He was also the god of medicine and prophecies.
The Roman goddess Diana is the goddess of hunting, virginity, childbirth, the moon, and natural environment. Her mother is Latona and her father is Jupiter. Her twin brother is Apollo, the god of the sun and music. Her tree is the Cypress and her animal is the Deer. Her Greek name is Artemis. She hunts with silver arrows with her friends, the nymphs, by her side. She is often showed with a crescent moon over her head.
The Greek goddess of hunting was Artemis ( In Rome her name was Diana), one of the three chaste goddesses of Olympus (along with Hestia and Athena). She was daughter of Zeus and Leto. She was Apollo's twin sister. She was also a moon goddess.
The daughter's name is Niobe. She boasts to Leto that she is more blessed because she has more children than her. In some versions, Niobe pokes fun that Artemis dresses like a man. Outraged Leto sends her children, Artemis and Apollo, to attack Niobe's children. Artemis kills Niobe's daughters and Apollo kills Niobe's sons. In most accounts, all of the children die except for one or two. Niobe, sadden, travels to the top of a mountain and cries until she turns into a stone with her tears flowing as rivers.
The seven sons of Niobe, Queen of Thebes, were slain by Apollo as punishment for her boasting about her children and insulting the goddess Leto. Niobe's sons were killed by Artemis and Apollo with lethal arrows.
In Roman mythology, Niobe, the queen of Thebes, boasted that she was better than the goddess Latona (Leto in Greek mythology) because she had seven sons and seven daughters, while Latona only had one of each. To avenge their mother's honor, Latona's twins, the god Apollo and the goddess Diana (Artemis in Greek mythology), killed Niobe's children. Apollo killed the seven sons and Diana killed the seven daughters. Niobe grieved so much that her grandfather Zeus took pity on her and turned her into an unfeeling rock. That rock still had a spring of water coming from it.
Yes, it is a myth where Artemis killed the girl children (and Apollo the boys) of Niobe.
Niobe
Niobe claimed that she was better than Leto, the mother of Artemis and Apollo, because she had seven sons and seven daughters while Leto only had one of each. To avenge their mother, Artemis and Apollo killed Niobe's children, Artemis targeting the girls and Apollo targeting the boys.
Niobe angers the gods by boasting about her superiority to Leto, the mother of Apollo and Artemis, because she has fourteen children (the Niobids) compared to Leto's two. In response to her hubris, Apollo and Artemis unleash their wrath by killing all of Niobe's children. Overcome with grief and despair, Niobe is ultimately turned into stone, forever weeping for her lost offspring.
Where Apollo tricked Artemis into killing Orion (of which there are many versions of their relationship and the death of Orion) he did this to in a round about way help his sister keep her vow of virginity. He was jealous and did not want her to marry.
Her name was Niobe.
Niobe bragged that she was better than their mother since she had more kids to Apollo and Artemis. Artemis and Apollo took revenge and killed most of Niobe's children Hope that helps! :)
In Roman myth, Diana and Apollo are children of Jupiter and Latona.
Niobe, in Greek mythology, boasted about her fourteen children and mocked the goddess Leto, who had only two offspring, Apollo and Artemis. In retaliation for her hubris, Apollo killed all of Niobe's sons, while Artemis slain her daughters. This act of vengeance led to the tragic destruction of Niobe's family, leaving her in despair and mourning. Ultimately, her pride and disrespect towards the gods resulted in catastrophic consequences for her and her children.