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Salome with John the Baptist's head, by Charles Mellin (1597–1649) Salome ( / səˈloʊmi /; 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.
May 16, 2024 · Salome (flourished 1st century ce) was, according to the Jewish historian Josephus, the daughter of Herodias and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas, tetrarch (ruler appointed by Rome) of Galilee, a region in Palestine. In Biblical literature, she is remembered as the immediate agent in the execution of John the Baptist.
- 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 [salɔme]) 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. The play depicts the attempted seduction of Jokanaan ( John the Baptist) by Salome, stepdaughter of Herod Antipas; her dance of the seven ...
- Oscar Wilde
- 1894
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He is in a boat on the sea of Galilee, and He talketh with His disciples. Kneel down on the shore of the sea, and call unto Him by His name. When He cometh to thee (and to all who call on Him He cometh), bow thyself at His feet and ask of Him the remission of thy sins. SALOMÉ. Let me kiss thy mouth.
Salomé is a one-act play written by Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde in 1891 and first performed in 1896. It tells the biblical story of Salomé, the stepdaughter of Herod Antipas, who requests the head of John the Baptist as a reward for dancing for her stepfather.
Oscar Wilde’s one-act play Salomé (published 1893; first performed 1896) was translated by Hedwig Lachmann as the libretto for Richard Strauss’s one-act opera of the same name (first produced 1905), in which Herod is portrayed as lusting after Salome, while Salome, in her turn, desires John the Baptist; she….
A play by Oscar Wilde based on the biblical story of Salomé, who asks for the head of the prophet Jokanaan as her reward from King Herod. The play explores themes of desire, violence, and the nature of beauty and truth.
