Mournful mother of myth
The crossword clue "Mournful mother of myth" is answered by NIOBE, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
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NIOBE
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Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for NIOBE
Every other clue in this collection answered by NIOBE, most used first.
- Weeper of myth - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Mythical weeper - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Daughter of Tantalus - used 32 times, most recently in 2016
- Weeper of Greek myth - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Mythological weeper - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Crier of Greek myth - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Mother-of-pearl - NACRE, used 327 times
- Ruth's mother-in-law - NAOMI, used 87 times
- Mother of Perseus - DANAE, used 60 times
- Mournful poem - ELEGY, used 56 times
- Trio of myth - FATES, used 27 times
- Isaac's mother - SARAH, used 26 times
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