Lutetia - A Myth

Lutetia (Loo-Tis-E-Uh) was a woman in Greece - in Thebes - a long long time ago (in the story). She was the aunt of Tantalus (Niobe's mother?), and so she lived under a curse. Lutetia had seven children, boys and girls, who were called the Lutetiums, meaning children of Lutetia (I don't know what happened to their dad; he is not in the story). Lutetia was very proud of her children, and she was proud that she had so many children. Too proud: she became hubristic (arrogant). She bragged that she had seven children, while the goddess, Ytterbia, only had two (Apollo and Artemis). So Lutetia thought she was better than Ytterbia.

But it is very dangerous to brag that you are better than the gods. Ytterbia heard about Lutetia and sent her two children, Apollo and Artemis, to show Lutetia who was really better. Apollo and Artemis, who are both good marksmen, shot every one of the Lutetiums with their arrows and killed them. As Lutetia stood there crying over her dead children, Ytterbia came and said, "Now who has more children?"
Niobe: UNFAIR!
Lutetia: Oh, my nephew...
Ytterbia: NOT YOU!
Niobe: YTTERBIA!!!
No matter how skilled people are, they are never any match for the gods. People need to remember their place, and not try to be stronger or wiser or smarter than the gods, or bad things will happen to them.