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Help[Opinions] Re: Salome...
in reply to a message by Soul
"According to the historian Josephus this was the name of the daughter of Herodias (the consort of Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee). In the New Testament, though a name is not given, it was a daughter of Herodias who danced for Herod and was rewarded with the head of John the Baptist."
It's true that her name was not given in the Bible, but historically, we know that Salome, through instruction of her mother, danced for her father and asked for John's head on a platter.
It's true that her name was not given in the Bible, but historically, we know that Salome, through instruction of her mother, danced for her father and asked for John's head on a platter.
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Ah, thanks for the information! I never knew that. I really thought that Wilde was the one who came up with the name Salome because the brochure I bought from the production of Salome the opera I last saw claimed so (Well, it's not like it was supposed to be a reliable source anyways...) and because the name isn't mentioned in the Bible.
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