Herodias

Herodias is a feminine name of biblical and Greek origin, derived from the masculine name Herod. The name Herod itself comes from the Greek Herodes (Ἡρῴδης), which probably means “song of the hero,” combining heros (“hero, warrior”) and ode (“song, ode”). Herodias was a princess of the Herodian dynasty of Judea in the 1st century BC and AD. She was the daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice, and a sister of Herod Agrippa (later king of Judea), Herod V (king of Chalkis), and others.