Emulate Niobe is a reference to the Greek myth of Niobe, who was a queen of Thebes and the daughter of Tantalus. In the myth, Niobe had fourteen children and boasted that she was superior to the goddess Leto, who only had two children. As punishment for her hubris, Apollo and Artemis killed all of Niobe's children. Niobe was so grief-stricken that she wept endlessly, and her tears turned to stone. To emulate Niobe is to WEEP, SOB, and CRY in response to a great tragedy.