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Salome (/ s ə ˈ l oʊ m i /; 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 (son of Herod the Great) and princess Herodias.
Aug 5, 2024 · Salome, daughter of Herodias and stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas. She was the immediate agent in the execution of John the Baptist, who had condemned her mother’s marriage to Herod. After she danced for Herod, he promised to grant her any wish.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Salome is known in the Christian Gospels for her role in the execution of John the Baptist. When Herod Antipas offered to fulfill a request after s...
- Salome was the daughter of Herod Philip (son of Herod the Great and Cleopatra of Jerusalem) and of Herodias. She was the stepdaughter of Herod Anti...
- Salome became a popular figure in art, especially during the Renaissance (such as in the work of Masolino da Panicale). She is also featured in the...
Salome (French: Salomé, pronounced) is a one-act tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original version of the play was first published in French in 1893; an English translation was published a year later.
- Oscar Wilde
- 1894
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Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden. Salome, Op. 54, is an opera in one act by Richard Strauss. The libretto is Hedwig Lachmann 's German translation of the 1891 French play Salomé by Oscar Wilde, edited by the composer. Strauss dedicated the opera to his friend Sir Edgar Speyer.
Tragic story of Salomé, the step-daughter of King Herod and the beheader of John the Baptist.
Salomé is a one-act tragedy by Oscar Wilde, first written in French in 1891 and translated into English in 1894 by Lord Alfred Douglas with revisions by Wilde. The play was first performed in Paris in 1896 after being banned from the English stage for its depiction of biblical characters.
If Salome the woman dazzles the viewer through her beauty and pose, Moreau’s depiction of Salome does so not only through the glittering colors, but also through the marvelous abundance of detail, that scatter our gaze and prompts us to admire the. wealth of carefully crafted minutia we are offered.
