Herodias

Herodias was a Jewish princess famous for her beauty and love affairs, daughter of Aristobulus III of Judea.

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She was first the wife of Herod Philip, her uncle. Later Herod Antipas, brother of Herod Philip, fell in love with her, rejecting his own wife and commanding his brother to give Herodias to him. Since that moment she became the lover of her other uncle, Herod Antipas. As John the Baptist had allegedly preached condemning this union, she got, by means of her daughter Salom?, the order for John's beheading from Herod Antipas.

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There is another legendary version saying that John the Baptist refused sexual propositions from Herodias and Salome, and that contributed to his death.

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Jew: The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity; and often a combination of these attributes....

Aristobulus III of Judea: Aristobulus III of Judea (d. 35 BC) was the last scion of the Hasmonean royal house, brother of Herod the Great's wife Mariamne, and paternal grandson of Aristobulus II. He was a favorite of the people on account of his noble descent and handsome presence, and thus became an object of fear to Herod,...

Herod Philip: Herod Philip (4 BC?34 AD) was son of Herod the Great and half-brother of Herod Antipas and Herod Archelaus....

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Herodias and the Head of St. John the Baptist