Salome

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biblical figure historical figure woman

Salome is a biblical and historical figure best known for her dance before Herod Antipas that led to the beheading of John the Baptist.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Salomé	3
"The Peacock Skirt" illustration for "Salome"	1
Salome (daughter of Herodias)	1
Salome Dancing before Herod	1
Salomé (1923 film)	1
Salomé (1923 film) – costume and set design	1
play "Salomé" by Oscar Wilde	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical figure ⓘ historical figure ⓘ woman ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	beheading of John the Baptist ⓘ
associatedWithPlace	Galilee ⓘ Perea ⓘ
biblicalRole	daughter of Herodias ⓘ
caused	execution of John the Baptist ⓘ
genreOfSources	biblical narrative ⓘ
grandfather	Herod the Great ⓘ
iconographicAttribute	dance before Herod ⓘ platter with the head of John the Baptist ⓘ
inspiredWork	opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss ⓘ Salome self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: play "Salomé" by Oscar Wilde
knownFor	dance before Herod Antipas ⓘ role in beheading of John the Baptist ⓘ
languageContext	Koine Greek ⓘ
mentionedIn	Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ New Testament ⓘ
mother	Herodias ⓘ
motiveAsTraditionallyInterpreted	obedience to her mother Herodias ⓘ
nameInGreek	Shelomith ⓘ surface form: Σαλώμη
performed	dance ⓘ
performedFor	Herod Antipas ⓘ
portrayedAs	dancer ⓘ temptress in later tradition ⓘ
relatedFigure	Herod Antipas ⓘ Herod the Great ⓘ Herodias ⓘ John the Baptist ⓘ
religiousCategory	New Testament person ⓘ saint in some Christian traditions ⓘ
religiousTextRole	secondary character in Gospel passion narratives ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
requested	head of John the Baptist ⓘ
rewardForDance	any request promised by Herod Antipas ⓘ
stepfather	Herod Antipas ⓘ
subjectOf	19th-century literature ⓘ Christian art ⓘ Renaissance painting ⓘ medieval literature ⓘ modern opera ⓘ
timePeriod	1st century CE ⓘ

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

Aestheticism → associatedWork → Salome ⓘ

this entity surface form: Salomé

Cypros → child → Salome ⓘ

Herod the Great → child → Salome ⓘ

Herodias → child → Salome ⓘ

this entity surface form: Salome (daughter of Herodias)

Burial of Jesus → hasParticipant → Salome ⓘ

Salome → inspiredWork → Salome self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: play "Salomé" by Oscar Wilde

Apostle James the Greater → mother → Salome ⓘ

subject surface form: James the Greater

Herod Philip → notableRelative → Salome ⓘ

Alla Nazimova → notableWork → Salome ⓘ

this entity surface form: Salomé (1923 film)

Gustave Moreau → notableWork → Salome ⓘ

this entity surface form: Salome Dancing before Herod

Natacha Rambova → notableWork → Salome ⓘ

this entity surface form: Salomé (1923 film) – costume and set design

Oscar Wilde → notableWork → Salome ⓘ

this entity surface form: Salomé

Robert Henri → notableWork → Salome ⓘ

Aubrey Beardsley → signatureWork → Salome ⓘ

this entity surface form: "The Peacock Skirt" illustration for "Salome"

Herod Antipas → stepdaughter → Salome ⓘ

Oscar Wilde → wrote → Salome ⓘ

this entity surface form: Salomé