Herodias

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Herodias was a Judean princess of the Herodian dynasty, best known from the New Testament for her role in the events leading to the execution of John the Baptist.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Herod Antipas was stepfather of Salome 0 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Judean princess
New Testament person
biblical figure
historical person
member of the Herodian dynasty
associatedWithEvent execution of John the Baptist
birthPlace Judea
child Salome
surface form: Salome (daughter of Herodias)
criticizedFor unlawful marriage to Herod Antipas
culturalDepictions subject of later Christian art and literature
divorced Herod Philip
surface form: Herod II
dynasticHouse Herodian dynasty
ethnicGroup Idumaean
surface form: Idumean-Judean
father Aristobulus IV
gender female
governedThroughSpouse tetrarchy of Herod Antipas
inspiredBy her grudge against John the Baptist
knownFor role in the execution of John the Baptist
languageContext Koine Greek New Testament
marriageToHerodAntipasStatus controversial under Jewish law
maternalGrandfather Costobarus
maternalGrandmother Salome I
mentionedIn Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
writings of Flavius Josephus
mother Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome)
paternalGrandfather Herod the Great
politicalContext Roman client kingdom of Herod Antipas
portrayedAs vindictive figure in Christian tradition
region Galilee
Perea
religiousContext Second Temple Judaism
religiousCritic John the Baptist
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
requested beheading of John the Baptist
sourceType ancient historiography
biblical narrative
spouse Herod Antipas
Herod Philip
surface form: Herod II
stepdaughterRelationship Herodias self-linksurface differs
surface form: Herod Antipas was stepfather of Salome
timePeriod 1st century CE
title princess
uncle Herod Archelaus
surface form: Archelaus (ethnarch of Judea)

Herod Antipas
Philip the Tetrarch

Referenced by (5)

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

Salome mother Herodias
Salome relatedFigure Herodias
Phasaelis relatedPerson Herodias
Herod Antipas spouse Herodias
Herodias stepdaughterRelationship Herodias self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Herod Antipas was stepfather of Salome