Salome (daughter of Herod II)

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Salome, daughter of Herod II, was a princess of the Herodian dynasty best known from the New Testament and later tradition for her role in the execution of John the Baptist.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Herodian princess
New Testament person
biblical figure
historical person
associatedWith Herod Antipas
Herodias
John the Baptist
causeOfFame dance that pleased Herod Antipas
request for the beheading of John the Baptist
culture Judean
deathOfJohnTheBaptistRole asked for John the Baptist’s head on a platter
dynasty Herodian dynasty
ethnicity Idumaean
father Herod Philip
surface form: Herod II

Herod Philip
surface form: Herod Philip I
grandfather Herod the Great
historicalIdentification traditionally identified with the unnamed daughter of Herodias in the Gospels
influenceOn 19th-century literature and opera
Italian Renaissance art
surface form: Renaissance art

medieval Christian legend
languageOfName Greek
marriage married Aristobulus of Chalcis
married Philip the Tetrarch
mentionedIn Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
mother Herodias
name Salome
nameInGreek Σαλώμη
notableFor role in the execution of John the Baptist
politicalContext Herodian Kingdom
surface form: Roman client kingdom of Judea
portrayedAs femme fatale in later Christian and Western tradition
region Judea
relative Herod the Great
Salome I
religion Judaism
roleInGospelOfMark daughter of Herodias who danced before Herod Antipas
roleInGospelOfMatthew daughter of Herodias who requested John the Baptist’s head
sourceForLife Antiquities of the Jews
surface form: Josephus’ Antiquities of the Jews

New Testament
spouse Aristobulus of Chalcis
Philip the Tetrarch
stepfather Herod Antipas
stepfatherRole tetrarch of Galilee and Perea
subjectOf Christian hagiographical tradition about John the Baptist
numerous works of art and literature
timePeriod 1st century CE
title princess
queen consort of Chalcis

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Herodian dynasty notableMember Salome (daughter of Herod II)
Philip the Tetrarch spouse Salome (daughter of Herod II)
this entity surface form: Salome, daughter of Herodias
Salome (mother of James and John) notIdenticalTo Salome (daughter of Herod II)
this entity surface form: Salome the daughter of Herodias
Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome) grandparent Salome (daughter of Herod II)
this entity surface form: Salome (daughter of Herodias)
opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss biblicalSourceCharacter Salome (daughter of Herod II)
subject surface form: Salome (opera)
this entity surface form: Salome (biblical figure)
Herod Boethus notableRelative Salome (daughter of Herod II)
Salome (sister of Herod the Great) distinctFrom Salome (daughter of Herod II)
this entity surface form: Salome (daughter of Herodias)