Salampsio

Life Story

Salampsio (Hebrew: שלומציון, Shlomtzion) was the eldest daughter of Herod the Great by his third wife, Mariamne I of the Asmonites/Maccabees, who descended from the royal family of the Hasmoneans.

Family

Salampsio had several half-brothers due to her father's eight other wives. She married her cousin Phasael II, son of Herod's brother Fasael I, and had five children:

* Antipater
* Herod (son)
* Alexander
* Alexandra
* Cypros

Marriage and Children

Herod initially wanted to give Salampsio in marriage to his brother Ferora, but he broke the engagement due to falling in love with a concubine. As a result, Herod arranged for Salampsio's marriage to Phasael II instead.

References

* Aryeh Kasher, Eliezer Witztum, King Herod: a persecuted persecutor: a case study in psychohistory and psychobiography, Walter de Gruyter, 2007, ISBN 9783110189643, p. 290.
* Jerry Knoblet, Herod the Great, University Press of America, 2005, ISBN 9780761830870, p. 39.

See Also

* Asmones
* Herodian dynasty