Salome (/səˈloʊmi, ˈsæləmeɪ/; Hebrew: שְלוֹמִית, romanized: Shlomit, related to שָׁלוֹם, Shalom "peace"; Greek: Σαλώμη),[1] also known as Salome III,[2][a] was a Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II and princess Herodias. She was granddaughter of Herod the Great and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas. She is known from the New Testament, where she is not named, and from an account by Josephus. In the New Testament, the stepdaughter of Herod Antipas demands and receives the head of John the Baptist. According to Josephus, she was first married to her uncle Philip the Tetrarch, after whose death in AD 34 she married her cousin Aristobulus of Chalcis, thus becoming queen of Armenia Minor.
The gospel story of her dance at the birthday celebration of her stepfather, who had John the Baptist beheaded at her mother's request, inspired art, literature and music over an extended period of time. Among the paintings are those by Titian and Gustave Moreau. Oscar Wilde's 1891 eponymous play and its 1905 operatic setting by Richard Strauss are among the literary and musical realisations which portrayed her. She also appeared in film, for instance in the 1953 Salome starring Rita Hayworth.
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Salome". Behind the Name.
- ^ Stanford, Thomas J. F. (2014-05-27). Luke's People: The Men and Women Who Met Jesus and the Apostles. Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1-63087-280-9.
Salome III (H). Mark 6:22–28. Called "Herodias" or "daughter of Herodias" by Mark, "daughter of Herodias" by Matthew (Matt 14:6).
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