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He·ro·di·as (h

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s) Died c. a.d. 39.

The niece and second wife of Herod Antipas and the mother of Salome.

Herodias [hɛˈrəʊdɪˌæs]

(Biographies / Herodias (?14 bc-?40 ad) F, Judaean, MISC: wife of Herod Antipas) ?14 bc-?40 ad, niece and wife of Herod Antipas and mother of Salome, whom she persuaded to ask for the head of John the Baptist. Her ambition led to the banishment of her husband

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