Xerxes

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Xerxes is a male name. It is the Greek version of the Old Persian name Xšaya-ṛšā, which is today known in Modern Persian as Khashayar. It may refer to:

People

• Xerxes I of Persia, reigned 486–465 BC
• Xerxes II of Persia, reigned 424 BC
• Xerxes of Armenia, ruler of Sophene and Commagene from 228 to 201 BC
• Xerxes (Sasanian prince), 6th-century prince and general
• Xerxes Desai (died 2016), Indian businessman
• Xerxes de Oliveira, Brazilian drum and bass producer also known as XRS, XRS Land, Friendtornik and Kapitel 06

Fiction

• Xerse, Cavalli's opera of 1654
• Serse (Xerxes), George Frideric Handel's opera of 1738
• Xerxes, novel by Louis Couperus
• Xerxes, character in Disney's Aladdin
• XERXES, an Artificial intelligence in the video game System Shock 2
• Xerxes Khodaiji, the protagonist of the film Little Zizou
• Xerxes Break, a character in Pandora Hearts
• Xerxes, a country in the manga Fullmetal Alchemist
• Xerxes, the primary antagonist in D-Yikes!, an episode of South Park
• Xerxes, character in Call Girl (Family Guy)
• Xerxes IX, a character in the game Neko Atsume
• Xerxes (TV Series), a Swedish TV series for children
• 300: Rise of an Empire, a 2014 American epic historical fantasy war film based on the graphic novel Xerxes

Other

• XerxesDZB, a Dutch professional football team based in Rotterdam
• Xerxes, a 1994 album by Arcwelder
• Xerxes The God-King, a 2010 album by American rapper King Gordy
• Roksan Xerxes, a series of record turntables from Roksan Audio (UK)
• XerXeS, a denial-of-service attack tool developed by The Jester (hacktivist)
• Heterocoma or Xerxes, a genus of flowering plants in the aster family
• Xerces Society, an invertebrate conservation group
• Xerxes (Musician), an indie music composer from Norway

See also

• Ahasuerus, a related name used in the Hebrew Bible, legends and Apocrypha
• Artaxerxes I of Persia, reigned 465–424 BC
• Xerces (disambiguation)