Two alternative theories are that (1) Salome was the mother of [[John the Apostle]] (but why doesn't he mention her, if that were true), or (2) Salome was the dancer who, at the urging of her mother, demanded the beheading of [[John the Baptist]] but later converted (which would explain how [[Mark]] knew the details of that incident). | Two alternative theories are that (1) Salome was the mother of [[John the Apostle]] (but why doesn't he mention her, if that were true), or (2) Salome was the dancer who, at the urging of her mother, demanded the beheading of [[John the Baptist]] but later converted (which would explain how [[Mark]] knew the details of that incident). |