Manisa on the Meander, Turkey - Niobe rock

Statue of Niobe rock formation at Manisa (Magnesia), Turkey. On the Meander River - from which the word meander comes. Interesting rock for travellers keen on mythology. In Myth, Niobe had seven daughters and seven sons. Artemis (after Niobe was accused of insulting the gods) killed her children. Niobe cried in grief and was turned to stone. This stone bears her weeping form

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