Mariamne bat Simon ben Boethus
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Mariamne bat Simon ben Boethus was a Judean queen, the third wife of Herod the Great and daughter of the high priest Simon ben Boethus, whose marriage to Herod was closely tied to political and priestly power in late Second Temple Judea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mariamne bat Simon ben Boethus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4012558 — 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: Mariamne bat Simon ben Boethus Context triple: [Mariamne II, alsoKnownAs, Mariamne bat Simon ben Boethus]
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A.
Annas
Annas was a powerful former Jewish high priest and influential religious leader in Jerusalem who played a key role in the events leading to the crucifixion of Jesus.
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B.
Simeon
Simeon is a biblical figure, one of the twelve sons of Jacob and a progenitor of one of the tribes of Israel.
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C.
Simeon
Simeon is a monastic name referring to Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming, a revered Orthodox Christian saint known for the miraculous flow of myrrh from his relics.
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D.
Eleazar ben Simon
Eleazar ben Simon was a first-century Jewish Zealot leader who played a major role in the Great Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire.
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E.
Cleopas
Cleopas is a figure from the New Testament, known as one of the disciples who encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Emmaus.
- 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: Mariamne bat Simon ben Boethus Target entity description: Mariamne bat Simon ben Boethus was a Judean queen, the third wife of Herod the Great and daughter of the high priest Simon ben Boethus, whose marriage to Herod was closely tied to political and priestly power in late Second Temple Judea.
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A.
Annas
Annas was a powerful former Jewish high priest and influential religious leader in Jerusalem who played a key role in the events leading to the crucifixion of Jesus.
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B.
Simeon
Simeon is a biblical figure, one of the twelve sons of Jacob and a progenitor of one of the tribes of Israel.
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C.
Simeon
Simeon is a monastic name referring to Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming, a revered Orthodox Christian saint known for the miraculous flow of myrrh from his relics.
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D.
Eleazar ben Simon
Eleazar ben Simon was a first-century Jewish Zealot leader who played a major role in the Great Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire.
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E.
Cleopas
Cleopas is a figure from the New Testament, known as one of the disciples who encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Emmaus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Herodian royal consort
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Jewish woman ⓘ Judean queen ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hasmonean-Herodian political milieu
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Temple priesthood in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| child | Mariamne bat Simon ben Boethus self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Judea ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish people
|
| father | Simon ben Boethus ⓘ |
| knownFrom | writings of Flavius Josephus ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| marriageMotivation |
consolidation of priestly and royal power
ⓘ
political alliance ⓘ |
| notableEvent | marriage arranged after Herod elevated Simon ben Boethus to high priest ⓘ |
| notableFamilyConnection |
Boethusian dynasty of high priests
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surface form:
Boethusian high priestly family
|
| partOf | Herodian dynasty ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mariamne the Boethusian
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surface form:
Queen of Judea
|
| region |
Herodian Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman client kingdom of Judea
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| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Herod’s palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Herod’s court
Jerusalem ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Herod the Great
ⓘ
Mariamne bat Simon ben Boethus self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| spouseDynasty | Herodian dynasty ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation |
Rex Iudaeorum
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surface form:
King of Judea
|
| timePeriod |
1st century BCE
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Late Second Temple period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mariamne bat Simon ben Boethus Description of subject: Mariamne bat Simon ben Boethus was a Judean queen, the third wife of Herod the Great and daughter of the high priest Simon ben Boethus, whose marriage to Herod was closely tied to political and priestly power in late Second Temple Judea.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Herod the Great
subject surface form:
Simon ben Boethus