Tantalus (son of Broteas) and Artemis, boasting that Leto only had two children. To punish her, Apollo and Artemis killed all of Niobe's children. She was married to Amphion, twin of Zephus, and founder of Thebes. They were the only children of Zeus and Antiope. Tantalus's uncle (and Atreus's father), see section on Tantalus (father of Broteas). Manes, also known as Tmolus (father of Atys), was the first king of Lydia, which was then called Maeonia after him. He married Omphale but gave birth to Atys with Plouto. Manes was gored to death by a bull and Omphale became the queen. The list of
Name of Syria Name of Syria The name Syria is latinized from the (Greek ). Herodotus used it loosely to refer to Cappadocia. In Greek usage, "Suría" and "Assuría" were used almost interchangeably, but in the Roman Empire, Syria and Assyria came to be used as distinct geographical terms. "Syria" in the Roman Empire period referred to the region of Syria (the western Levant, "those parts of the Empire situated between Asia Minor and Egypt"), while Asōristān was part of the Sasanian Empire and only very briefly came under Roman control (AD 116–118, marking the historical peak of Roman expansion). Etymologically, the name