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  2. Salome - Wikipedia

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    Salome with John the Baptist's head, by Charles Mellin (1597–1649). Salome (/ s ə ˈ l oʊ m i, ˈ s æ l ə m eɪ /; 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 and princess Herodias.

  3. Salome (disciple) - Wikipedia

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    "Salome" may be the Hellenized form of a Hebrew name derived from the root word שָׁלוֹם ‎ (shalom), meaning "peace". [4]The name was a common one; apart from the famous dancing "daughter of Herodias", both a sister and daughter of Herod the Great were called Salome, as well as Queen Salome Alexandra (d. 67 BC), the last independent ruler of Judea.

  4. Polymele (daughter of Aeolus) - Wikipedia

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    According to the Odyssey, Odysseus and his remaining crew arrived at the idyllic island of Aeolia, where Polymele and her family lived happily. [1] They hosted them for a month, during which time Odysseus told them all about his adventures at Troy, where he and many other Greek kings spent ten years fighting the Trojans in order to get the queen of Sparta Helen back. [2]

  5. Marriage in ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Greek legislators considered marriage to be a matter of public interest. [1] Marriages were intended to be monogamous. In keeping with this idea, the heroes of Homer never have more than one wife by law, [3] though they may be depicted with living with concubines, or having sexual relationships with one or more women.

  6. Salmoneus - Wikipedia

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    According to Frazer, the early Greek kings, who were expected to produce rain for the benefit of the crops, were in the habit of imitating thunder and lightning in the character of Zeus. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] At Crannon in Thessaly , there was a bronze chariot which in time of drought was shaken and prayers offered for rain. [ 14 ]

  7. Salome I - Wikipedia

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    Salome I (ca. 65 BCE – ca. 10 CE) was the sister of Herod the Great and the mother of Berenice by her husband Costobarus, governor of Idumea. [1] She was a nominal queen regnant of the toparchy of Iamnia , Azotus , Phasaelis from 4 BCE.

  8. Salome Alexandra - Wikipedia

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    Salome Alexandra, or Shlomtzion (Ancient Greek: Σαλώμη Ἀλεξάνδρα; Hebrew: שְׁלוֹמְצִיּוֹן ‎, Šəlōmṣīyyōn, "peace of Zion"; 141–67 BC), [1] was a regnant queen of Judaea, one of only three women in Jewish historical tradition to rule over the country, the other two being Deborah and Athaliah.

  9. Salome (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Salome is the name of a Christian disciple, who was one of the women who witnessed the resurrection of Jesus Christ along with the two Marys (Mark 15:40–16:8). Another Salome (c. early 1st century CE) was the daughter of Herodias , and nemesis of John the Baptist (Mark 6:17–29 and Matt 14:3–11).