Herodias

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Judean princess New Testament person biblical figure historical person member of the Herodian dynasty

Herodias was a Judean princess of the Herodian dynasty, best known from the New Testament for her role in the events leading to the execution of John the Baptist.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Herodias canonical	13
Herod Antipas was stepfather of Salome	1
Herodias in King of Kings	1
Herodias – Judea	1
Hérodiade	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T530301 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Herodias
Context triple: [Herod Antipas, spouse, Herodias]

A. Jezebel
Jezebel is a feminist-leaning online magazine and blog known for its sharp commentary on gender, culture, and media.
B. Julia Livilla
Julia Livilla was a Roman imperial princess of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, known as the sister of Emperor Caligula and for her involvement in the turbulent politics of the early Roman Empire.
C. Claudia
Claudia is a feminine given name used in various cultures, derived from the ancient Roman family name Claudius.
D. Ahinoam of Jezreel
Ahinoam of Jezreel was one of King David’s wives in the Hebrew Bible and the mother of his son Amnon.
E. Susanna
Susanna is a deuterocanonical addition to the Book of Daniel, telling the story of a virtuous woman falsely accused of adultery and vindicated by the prophet Daniel.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Herodias
Target entity description: Herodias was a Judean princess of the Herodian dynasty, best known from the New Testament for her role in the events leading to the execution of John the Baptist.

A. Jezebel
Jezebel is a feminist-leaning online magazine and blog known for its sharp commentary on gender, culture, and media.
B. Julia Livilla
Julia Livilla was a Roman imperial princess of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, known as the sister of Emperor Caligula and for her involvement in the turbulent politics of the early Roman Empire.
C. Claudia
Claudia is a feminine given name used in various cultures, derived from the ancient Roman family name Claudius.
D. Ahinoam of Jezreel
Ahinoam of Jezreel was one of King David’s wives in the Hebrew Bible and the mother of his son Amnon.
E. Susanna
Susanna is a deuterocanonical addition to the Book of Daniel, telling the story of a virtuous woman falsely accused of adultery and vindicated by the prophet Daniel.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Judean princess ⓘ New Testament person ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ historical person ⓘ member of the Herodian dynasty ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	execution of John the Baptist ⓘ
birthPlace	Judea ⓘ
child	Salome (daughter of Herodias) ⓘ linked to: Salome
criticizedFor	unlawful marriage to Herod Antipas ⓘ
culturalDepictions	subject of later Christian art and literature ⓘ
divorced	Herod II ⓘ linked to: Herod Philip
dynasticHouse	Herodian dynasty ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Idumean-Judean ⓘ linked to: Idumaean
father	Aristobulus IV ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
governedThroughSpouse	tetrarchy of Herod Antipas ⓘ
inspiredBy	her grudge against John the Baptist ⓘ
knownFor	role in the execution of John the Baptist ⓘ
languageContext	Koine Greek New Testament ⓘ
marriageToHerodAntipasStatus	controversial under Jewish law ⓘ
maternalGrandfather	Costobarus ⓘ
maternalGrandmother	Salome I ⓘ
mentionedIn	Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ writings of Flavius Josephus ⓘ
mother	Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome) ⓘ
paternalGrandfather	Herod the Great ⓘ
politicalContext	Roman client kingdom of Herod Antipas ⓘ
portrayedAs	vindictive figure in Christian tradition ⓘ
region	Galilee ⓘ Perea ⓘ
religiousContext	Second Temple Judaism ⓘ
religiousCritic	John the Baptist ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
requested	beheading of John the Baptist ⓘ
sourceType	ancient historiography ⓘ biblical narrative ⓘ
spouse	Herod Antipas ⓘ Herod II ⓘ linked to: Herod Philip
stepdaughterRelationship	Herod Antipas was stepfather of Salome ⓘ linked to: Herodias
timePeriod	1st century CE ⓘ
title	princess ⓘ
uncle	Archelaus (ethnarch of Judea) ⓘ linked to: Herod Archelaus Herod Antipas ⓘ Philip the Tetrarch ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Herod Antipas → spouse → Herodias ⓘ

Herodias → stepdaughterRelationship → Herod Antipas was stepfather of Salome ⓘ

linked to: Herodias

Salome → mother → Herodias ⓘ

Salome → relatedFigure → Herodias ⓘ

Phasaelis → relatedPerson → Herodias ⓘ

Aristobulus IV → child → Herodias ⓘ

Rita Gam → portrayed → Herodias in King of Kings ⓘ

linked to: Herodias

Jules Massenet → notableWork → Hérodiade ⓘ

linked to: Herodias

Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome) → child → Herodias ⓘ

Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome) → relative → Herodias ⓘ

Salome (opera) → mainCharacter → Herodias ⓘ

subject linked to: opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss

Salome (daughter of Herod II) → mother → Herodias ⓘ

Salome (daughter of Herod II) → associatedWith → Herodias ⓘ

Three Tales → containsWork → Herodias ⓘ

Three Tales → setInWork → Herodias – Judea ⓘ

linked to: Herodias

Herod of Chalcis → sibling → Herodias ⓘ

Herod of Chalcis → relative → Herodias ⓘ

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Statements (47)

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Referenced by (17)

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