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Real Name |
Delilah |
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Died |
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Origin[]
Cover of Spectacular Features Magazine #11
Delilah is a woman mentioned in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. She is loved by Samson, a Nazirite who possesses great strength and serves as the final Judge of Israel. Delilah is bribed by the lords of the Philistines to discover the source of his strength. After three failed attempts at doing so, she finally goads Samson into telling her that his vigor is derived from his hair. As he sleeps, Delilah cuts Samson's hair, thereby enabling her to turn him over to the Philistines.
Public Domain Appearances[]
All published appearances of Delilah from before January 1, 1929 are public domain in the US.
Some notable appearances are listed below:
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- The Bible
- Delilah (1901)
- Poems of Passion (1883)
- Delilah (1899)
- Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
- Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- Paradise Regained (1671)
Public Domain Films[]
- Samson and Delilah (1949)
Public Domain Comic Appearances[]
- Spectacular Features Magazine #11
Notes[]
- Delilah's name has "become synonymous with a voluptuous, treacherous woman". The use of the name "Delilah" to connote deceit or betrayal can be found in works such as H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man (1897) and In One Thousand and One Nights, her name is applied to cunning women.