Salome

or Sa·lo·mé

[ suh-loh-mee, sal-uh-mey ]

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noun

the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matthew 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
(italics) a one-act opera (1905) by Richard Strauss based on a drama by Oscar Wilde.
a female given name.

Salome

/ səˈləʊmɪ /

New Testament the daughter of Herodias, at whose instigation she beguiled Herod by her seductive dancing into giving her the head of John the Baptist

Salome

According to nonbiblical historians, the stepdaughter of Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, who arranged for the beheading of John the Baptist . Her name is not given in the Gospels .

Origin of Salome¹

From Greek Salṓmē, from Hebrew Shălōmīth, related to shālōm “peace”

Lou Andreas-Salomé was a woman who had "a remarkable flair for great men."

An appeal to the populace is not good criticism, but no badly built play can show such a record of success as Salomé.

Salomé's lover sees her as a little dancing princess, with yellow veil and silver feet.

We had, not unnaturally indeed, differed on the question of the artistic value of your translation of Salomé.

Even more might be said for Huysmans's description of Moreau's Salomé, which actually puts the figures in the picture in motion!

Salomé and her celebrated eyebrows is a spiritual sister of Flaubert's damsel, as Elsa is nearly related to his Salammbô.

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