Samson Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution o ...

and

Delilah Delilah ( ; , meaning "delicate";Gesenius's ''Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon'' ar, دليلة, Dalīlah; grc, label=Greek, Δαλιδά, Dalidá) is a woman mentioned in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. She is loved b ...

are Biblical figures. Samson and Delilah may also refer to:

In music

* ''Samson and Delilah'' (opera), an opera by Camille Saint-Saëns * ''Samson & Delilah'' (album), released in 2013 by V V Brown * "Samson and Delilah" (traditional song), a song most famously played by the Grateful Dead * Samson and Delilah (Middle of the Road song)

Films

* ''Samson and Delilah'' (1922 film) * ''Samson and Delilah'' (1949 film) * ''Samson and Delilah'' (1984 film) * ''Samson and Delilah'' (1985 film), nominated for the 1984

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* ''Samson and Delilah'' (1996 film) * ''Samson and Delilah'' (2009 film)

Art

* There have been many depictions in art, some listed here * The subject is one of those commonly found in the

Power of women The "Power of Women" (german: Weibermacht) is a medieval and Renaissance artistic and literary topos, showing "heroic or wise men dominated by women", presenting "an admonitory and often humorous inversion of the male-dominated sexual hierarc ...

trope in art and literature * ''Samson and Delilah'' (painting), a painting by Peter Paul Rubens *

Samson and Delilah (van Dyck, London) ''Samson and Delilah'' is a 1620 painting by Anthony van Dyck.It was heavily inspired by his tutor Rubens's version of the same subject and for a long time was attributed to Rubens. Van Dyck inverted the composition and showed Delilah in white ...

, a painting by Anthony van Dyck *

Samson and Delilah (van Dyck, Vienna) ''Samson and Delilah'' is a 1630 painting by Anthony van Dyck. Like his 1620 version of the subject, it is in the style of his former master Peter Paul Rubens. Unlike Rubens, however, van Dyck shows Delilah seemingly appalled at her own betrayal ...

, a painting by Anthony van Dyck *

Samson and Delilah (Guercino) ''Samson and Delilah'' is a 1654 painting by the Italian Baroque painter Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (il Guercino). It is on display in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg, France. Its inventory number is 316. This work (and its pendant ''L ...

, a painting by Guercino

Other uses

* ''Samson and Delilah'' (play), a 1911 play by

Johannes Linnankoski Johannes Linnankoski (originally Vihtori Johan Peltonen, 18 October 1869 – 10 August 1913) was a Finland, Finnish author and playwright, which mainly influenced writing in the Golden Age of Finnish Art. His most famous work is the romance novel ...

* "Samson and Delilah" (''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''), an episode of the TV series ''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' * Samson and Delilah, the club mascots of the

Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club (, ) is an English professional football club based in the city of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Formed in 1879, Sunderland play in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club has won six t ...

English football club *"Samson and Delilah" is a short story by D. H. Lawrence in his short story collection ''

England, My England and Other Stories ''England, My England'' is a collection of short stories by D. H. Lawrence. Individual items were originally written between 1913 and 1921, many of them against the background of World War I. Most of these versions were placed in magazines or pe ...

In music

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