Salome (sister of Herod the Great)

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Salome was a prominent Hasmonean-era Judean noblewoman and influential sister of Herod the Great, known for her political involvement and role in the Herodian court.

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Label Occurrences
Salome (sister of Herod the Great) canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Herodian dynasty member
Judean noblewoman
ancient Jewish woman
political figure
associatedWith Hasmonean dynasty
surface form: Hasmonean royal house

Idumaean
surface form: Idumaean aristocracy
culture Judean
deathPlace Judea
surface form: Judea (traditional scholarly view)
distinctFrom Salome (daughter of Herod II)
surface form: Salome (daughter of Herodias)

Salome Alexandra
dynasty Herodian dynasty
gender female
historicalReputation powerful and sometimes ruthless court figure
language Aramaic
Greek
legalStatus had unusual freedom to initiate divorce
marriageAction divorced Costobarus without his consent
notableFor influence over Herod the Great
involvement in palace intrigues
political influence at the Herodian court
role in the downfall of Mariamne I
role in the execution of Aristobulus III
occupation courtier
politicalActivity arranged and dissolved marriages for political reasons
reported accusations against Mariamne I to Herod
supported Herod’s policies and authority
politicalRole advisor to Herod the Great
region Judea
relative Antipater the Idumaean
Aristobulus III of Judea
Cypros (mother of Herod the Great)
Herod Antipas
Herod Archelaus
Herod the Great
Mariamne I
Phasael
Pheroras
Philip the Tetrarch
religion Judaism
sibling Herod the Great
source Antiquities of the Jews
surface form: Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews

Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
surface form: Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War
spouse Alexas
Costobarus
Joseph (Herod’s uncle)
timePeriod Hasmonean era
late 1st century BCE

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cleopatra of Jerusalem relativeByMarriage Salome (sister of Herod the Great)
Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome) mother Salome (sister of Herod the Great)
Pheroras relative Salome (sister of Herod the Great)