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Another example of vampiric blood thirst of Artemis-
The story of Niobe illustrates the favourite Greek theme that the gods are quick to take
Pretty cold to kill 7 little girls don't you think? Very vampiric though. Further she forced Agamemnon to slay his own daughter for offending her. Doesn't sound like that great a person to me.
She and her nymphs would dance lasciviously during special rites.... virginal activity? Not so much....
There is much more....
The story of Niobe illustrates the favourite Greek theme that the gods are quick to take
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(nemesis) on human pride and
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(
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). Niobe is the subject of lost tragedies by both
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and
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, and
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tells her story in his
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. Papyrus fragments of
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’ Niobe show that Apollo and Artemis appear onstage together, and Apollo points out Niobe’s daughter for his sister to kill. The number of her children, which varies with different authors, is generally given in post-Homeric literature as seven sons and seven daughters. Pretty cold to kill 7 little girls don't you think? Very vampiric though. Further she forced Agamemnon to slay his own daughter for offending her. Doesn't sound like that great a person to me.
She and her nymphs would dance lasciviously during special rites.... virginal activity? Not so much....
There is much more....