And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. Matthew 14:9
The painting is Salome by Franz von Stuck, 1906. I've given myself the task of writing a poem on it for NaPoWriMo. I've been writing every day, and only one so far is a keeper--I sneaked it into my thesis.
The Greek word lupeo means more than sorry. Vexed, causing a scruple, in travail, hurled headfirst into sorrow...
A detail I never knew about this story: It was Herod's birthday.
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