Redheadedness

redheadedness

from Judas Iscariot; so depicted in art. [Christian Iconog.: Gaster, 165]
See: Treachery

Redheadedness

Cortés, Hernando
(1485–1547) conquistador received by Montezuma as god because of height and red hair. [Mex. Hist.: NCE, 662]
Esau
Isaac’s son. [O.T.: Genesis 25:25]
Judas Iscariot
so depicted in art. [Christian Icon.: Gaster, 165]
Little Orphan Annie
heroine of comic strip. [Comics: Horn, 459]
Red-Headed League, the
non-existent club used to draw a redhead away from where he could interfere with a bank robbery. [Br. Lit.: “The Red-Headed League” in Sherlock Holmes]
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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