Salampsio

Salampsio (Hebrew: שלומציון, Shlomtzion) was the eldest daughter of Herod the Great by his royal Hasmonean wife, Mariamne I.

Family

Marriage and Children

She was married to Phasael, the son of Phasael, Herod's brother (her uncle's son). The marriage resulted in five children: Antipater, Herod, Alexander, Alexandra, and Cypros.

Grandchildren

Cypros married Herod Agrippa, the son of Aristobulus IV and was the mother of Herod Agrippa II, Berenice, Mariamne, and Drusilla; and Alexandra married Timius of Cyprus.

References

  1. ↑ Schwartz, Daniel R. (2018-05-15), "Malthace, Archelaus, and Herod Antipas: Between Genealogy and Typology", Sources and Interpretation in Ancient Judaism, BRILL, pp. 32–40, doi:10.1163/9789004366985_004, ISBN 978-90-04-36698-5, retrieved 2024-01-10
  2. 1 2 Richardson, Peter; Fisher, Amy Marie (2017-08-22). Herod: King of the Jews and Friend of the Romans. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-67091-3.
  3. ↑ Josephus, Antiquities, Book XVIII 5:4.
  4. ↑ Kraemer, Ross Shepard (2004-03-04). Women's Religions in the Greco-Roman World: A Sourcebook. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-972583-0.