Herodias (c. 15 BC - after 39 C.E.), according to Josephus Flavius [1] , Herodias was the granddaughter of Herod the Great from his son .
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The synoptic Gospels connect the execution of John the Baptist with her name.
According to Flavius, she was married to her uncle (not to be confused with Herod Philip II ) and had a daughter Salome from him, but was carried away by a criminal relationship with his half-brother, Herod II Antipa (they had a common father, Herod I Great , but different mothers). This criminal connection made a heavy impression on the Jews. According to weather forecasters, John the Baptist, who, like his prototype Elijah , boldly appeared to the tyrant and expressed a bitter reproach, spoke out as the avenger for the scolded law. This infuriated Herodias, and seizing the opportunity, she ensured that the head of the “ greatest of those born of wives ” fell under the executioner's sword (see Matthew 14: 1-12 ; Mark 6: 14-29 ; Luke 9: 7– 9 ).
According to Flavius, Herodias brought disaster on Herod Antipas and was exiled with him to Gaul , where she died.
In honor of Herodias, the asteroid (546) Herodiad , discovered in 1904, is named.
Notes
- ↑ Josephus , Judean Antiquities XVIII
Links
- Herodias // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.