Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome)
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Berenice, daughter of Costobarus and Salome, was a Judean noblewoman of the Herodian dynasty and the mother of Herodias, who played a notable role in New Testament events.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome) canonical | 5 |
| Berenice (daughter of Salome) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3160077 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome) Context triple: [Herodias, mother, Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome)]
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A.
Berenice IV
Berenice IV was a Ptolemaic queen of Egypt who briefly ruled in the 1st century BCE before being deposed and executed upon the return of her father, Ptolemy XII.
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B.
Cleopatra (daughter of Dardanus)
Cleopatra, daughter of Dardanus, is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily through her familial connection as a descendant in a mythic royal lineage.
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C.
Arsinoe IV
Arsinoe IV was a younger Ptolemaic princess and political rival of Cleopatra VII who was eventually executed on the orders of Mark Antony.
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D.
Berenice
Berenice is a feminine given name of Greek origin, historically borne by Hellenistic queens and early Christian figures, and used in various European languages.
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E.
Cleopatra Selene II
Cleopatra Selene II was the daughter of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII who later became queen of Mauretania and a key figure in the political legacy of the Ptolemaic dynasty within the Roman world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome) Target entity description: Berenice, daughter of Costobarus and Salome, was a Judean noblewoman of the Herodian dynasty and the mother of Herodias, who played a notable role in New Testament events.
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A.
Berenice IV
Berenice IV was a Ptolemaic queen of Egypt who briefly ruled in the 1st century BCE before being deposed and executed upon the return of her father, Ptolemy XII.
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B.
Cleopatra (daughter of Dardanus)
Cleopatra, daughter of Dardanus, is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily through her familial connection as a descendant in a mythic royal lineage.
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C.
Arsinoe IV
Arsinoe IV was a younger Ptolemaic princess and political rival of Cleopatra VII who was eventually executed on the orders of Mark Antony.
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D.
Berenice
Berenice is a feminine given name of Greek origin, historically borne by Hellenistic queens and early Christian figures, and used in various European languages.
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E.
Cleopatra Selene II
Cleopatra Selene II was the daughter of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII who later became queen of Mauretania and a key figure in the political legacy of the Ptolemaic dynasty within the Roman world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Judean noblewoman
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historical person ⓘ member of the Herodian dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Herodian
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surface form:
Herodian court
|
| auntOrNieceRelation | niece of Herod the Great ⓘ |
| child | Herodias ⓘ |
| dynasticAffiliation | Herodian dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Idumean
ⓘ
Judean ⓘ |
| familyConnection | Costobarid family of Idumea ⓘ |
| father | Costobarus ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| grandparent |
Herod II (Herod Philip) and/or Aristobulus-related descendants (disputed)
ⓘ
Salome (daughter of Herod II) ⓘ
surface form:
Salome (daughter of Herodias)
|
| historicalCertainty | attested primarily through Josephus ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Hasmonean and early Roman rule over Judea ⓘ |
| languageContext | lived in a Hellenistic and Judean cultural milieu ⓘ |
| maternalGrandfather | unknown (not clearly recorded in surviving sources) ⓘ |
| mother | Salome (sister of Herod the Great) ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| nameVariant | Bernice ⓘ |
| notableRelative | Herod the Great ⓘ |
| paternalGrandfather | possibly Costobarus I (Idumean noble, uncertain) ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | linked to Herodian and Idumean power networks through birth and marriage of her descendants ⓘ |
| region | Judea ⓘ |
| relative | Herodias ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInBiblicalHistory | mother of Herodias, who is associated with the execution of John the Baptist in the New Testament ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
aristocracy
ⓘ
royal kin ⓘ |
| source |
Antiquities of the Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War
|
| timePeriod |
1st century BCE
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early 1st century CE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome) Description of subject: Berenice, daughter of Costobarus and Salome, was a Judean noblewoman of the Herodian dynasty and the mother of Herodias, who played a notable role in New Testament events.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Herod Agrippa I
this entity surface form:
Berenice (daughter of Salome)