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ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:
- named by German scientist Heinrich Rose, who discovered it in 1844 in the mineral tantalum; so called because in Greek mythology Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus.
- in Greek mythology, daughter of Tantalus, changed to stone while weeping for her children (slain, after she boasted of them too much, by Artemis and Apollo); hence the name is used figuratively for bereavement and woe.
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