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ID: 901001908
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001908
Record Type: Character/Person

Herodias (Christian character)

Note: Wife of Herod, actor in beheading of John the Baptist.

Display Date: 1st century

Names:
Herodias (Christian character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Ἡρωδιάς (Christian character) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Christian iconography> (P)
........<Christian characters> (P)
............Herodias (Christian character) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of Saint John the Baptist (Christian iconography), Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (Christian iconography)) [901001181]
parent of .... Salome
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Salome (Christian character)) [901001909]

Other Relationships:
identified as .... Herodias (Ancient queen of Galilee, died 39 CE)
.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)
role/characteristic is .... character (person by activity)
.....(people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... biblical
.....(religious concepts, religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Herodias (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 85049157
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 73C1332 Herodias persuades Salome ...
Ἡρωδιάς (Christian character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodias
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-)
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

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