Olympias (Herodian)

Olympias the Herodian (Greek: Ολυμπιάδα, translit. Olumpiáda) was the daughter of Herod the Great and wife Malthace, a Samaritan.[1] This was Herod's fourth marriage. Olympias' better known brothers were Herod Archelaus and Herod Antipas. She married Herod's nephew Joseph ben Joseph and bore him a daughter, Mariamne, who was the first wife of Herod of Chalcis.

References
  1.  Joseph Jacobs; Isaac Broydé (1901–1906). "HEROD I. (surnamed the Great)". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
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