Category:Herodias (subject)

From 4 Enoch: : The Online Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism, and Christian and Islamic Origins
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Herodias was a member of the Herodian family, the wife of Herod II and then of Herod Antipas, the mother of Salome.

Herodias in ancient sources

Herodias in Scholarship

Herodias in Fiction

Herodias is the original villain in the story of the death of John the Baptist. She is the one who plots to have John the Baptist killed and cunningly uses his daughter Salome to reach her goal. It is to her that the infamous kiss to the head of the dead John the Baptist is first attributed by Heine. Gradually however her role is overshadowed by her daughter, who replaced her as the villain of the story and condemned her to a marginal and obscure role.

External links