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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49777" /> == | |||
<p> ( Μαριάμνη , a | <p> ( '''''Μαριάμνη''''' '','' a Greek form of the Heb. ''Miriam),'' the name of several females of the [[Herodian]] family, whose history is detailed by Josephus, especially the two following (see Smith, ''Dict. Of Class. Biog.'' s.v.): </p> <p> '''1.''' The daughter of Alexander, son of Aristobulus, and of Alexandra, daughter of Hyrcanus, high-priest of the Jews, was the most beautiful princess of her age. She married Herod the Great, by whom she had two sons, [[Alexander]] and Aristobulus, and two daughters, Salampso and Cypros; also a son called Herod, who died young, during his studies at Rome. Herod was excessively fond of Mariamrne, who but slightly returned his passion, and at length cherished a deadly hatred towards him. Herod had her put to death, but afterwards his affection for her became stronger than ever. [[Josephus]] mentions a tower that Herod built in Jerusalem, which he named Marianne. (See [[Herod]]). </p> <p> '''2.''' A daughter of the high-priest Simon, and likewise wife of Herod the Great; by him she had a son called Philip, who married first the infamous Herodias, afterwards paramour of Herod Antipas, and the instigator of the death of John the Baptist. (See [[Herodian Family]]). </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76378" /> == | |||
<p> The wife of Herod the Great, whom he put to death on suspicion of her unfaithfulness. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_49777"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/mariamne Mariamne from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_49777"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/mariamne Mariamne from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_76378"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/mariamne Mariamne from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
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