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Title
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Nyobe fille du roy tantalle et royne des thebeyens
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Description
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This illuminated image depicts a portrait of queen Niobe of Thebes. Niobe is famous for having committed hubris against the goddess Latona. Niobe had claimed she was more worthy of praise than the goddess, as she had more children than Latona. As punishment for speaking against a goddess, all of Niobe’s children were killed.
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Image Creator
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Robinet Testard (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:17134
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Source Name
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Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme [Boccaccio, The cleric and noble women, anonymous French translation]
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Image
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mta_17134_OBJ.png
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Subject
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Important Women
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Famous Women
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Important Queens
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Roman Mythology
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Goddesses
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Hubris
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Niobe
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Latona