Olympias
daughter of Herod the Great
b. 19 BC
Olympias the Herodian was the daughter of Herod the Great and wife Malthace, a Samaritan. 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 and the mother of Aristobulus of Chalcis.
Related people
- Herod the Great child of · traditional
- Herod II sibling of · traditional
- Antipater sibling of · traditional
- Mariamne parent of · traditional
- Herod Antipas sibling of · traditional
- Herod Archelaus sibling of · traditional
- Salome sibling of · traditional
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.