Tearful Wife Of Amphion Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • (Greek mythology) the daughter of Tantalus whose boasting about her children provoked Apollo and Artemis to slay them all; Niobe was turned to stone while bewailing her loss
	28%	8		Marriage practice where a man marries his wife's younger sister if his wife is infertile
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	23%	9		Tearful person
	noun • someone who sniffles and weeps with loud sobs

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