Mini:Absalom
Absalom or Avshalom (אַבְשָׁלוֹם "Father/Leader of/is peace", Standard Hebrew Avšalom, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAḇšālôm), in the Bible, is the third son of David, king of Israel. He was deemed the most beautiful man in the kingdom.
- Absalom, character in the manga "One Piece" by Eiichiro Oda.
- Absalom (comics), fictional character created by Marvel Comics and a mutant member of the immortal Externals.
- Absalom, fictional character in Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Literature
- "Absalom", science fiction story by Henry Kuttner anthologized in the collection Tomorrow, the Stars.
- Absalom, Absalom!, novel by William Faulkner.
- Absalom and Achitophel, landmark poetic political satire. Absalom was the name given by John Dryden to the Duke of Monmouth, son of Charles II of England.
Other:
- Mount Absalom, Antartica
- Yad Absalom, (Absalom's Monument - יד אבשלום), located in the Kidron Valley in Jerusalem