?14 bc–?40 ad, niece and wife of Herod Antipas and mother of Salome, whom she persuaded to ask for the head of John the Baptist. Her ambition led to the banishment of her husband
Herodias in American English
(həˈroʊdiəs)
noun
Bible
the second wife of Herod Antipas & mother of Salome: Mark 6:17-28