__NOTOC__ Xerxes is a male name. It is the Greek version of the

Old Persian Old Persian is one of the two directly attested Old Iranian languages (the other being Avestan language, Avestan) and is the ancestor of Middle Persian (the language of Sasanian Empire). Like other Old Iranian languages, it was known to its native ...

name Xšaya-ṛšā, which is today known in Modern Persian as ''Khashayar''. Notable people with the name include:

People

Ancient

* Xerxes I of Persia, reigned 486–465 BC *

Xerxes II of Persia Xerxes II (; peo, 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 ; grc, Ξέρξης ; died 424 BC) was a Persian king who was very briefly a ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, as the son and successor of Artaxerxes I. After a reign of forty-five days— ...

, reigned 424 BC *

Xerxes of Sophene Xerxes ( grc, Ξέρξης; peo, 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠) was king of Sophene and Commagene from 228 BC to 212 BC. He was the son and successor of Arsames I. Name ''Xérxēs'' () is the Greek and Latin (''Xerxes'', ''Xerses'') translitera ...

, ruler of Sophene and Commagene, 228–201 BC *

Xerxes (Sasanian prince) Xerxes was a 6th-century Sassanid Persian prince who distinguished himself in war against the Byzantine Empire. He was the son of the Sasanian king Kavad I, and is first mentioned as a Sasanian general during the Iberian War between the Byzantine a ...

, 6th-century prince and general

Other

Xerxes Desai Xerxes Desai was the first managing director of Titan Company, an Indian watchmaking company, and played an instrumental role in laying the foundation of the company. Biography Desai was a graduate of Elphinstone College ( Mumbai University) ...

(died 2016), Indian businessman *

Xerxes de Oliveira Xerxes de Oliveira is a drum and bass producer from Brazil. He uses several pseudonyms including XRS, XRS Land, Friendtornik, and Kapitel 06. He is well known in the Brazilian drum and bass scene due to the large number of live PAs he has performed ...

, Brazilian drum and bass producer also known as XRS, XRS Land, Friendtornik and Kapitel 06

Fictional characters

*Xerxes, character in

Disney's Aladdin ''Aladdin'' is a Disney media franchise comprising a film series and additional media. It began with the 1992 American animated feature of the same name, which was based on the tale of the same name, and was directed by Ron Clements and John ...

*XERXES, an Artificial intelligence in the video game ''

System Shock 2 ''System Shock 2'' is a 1999 action role-playing survival horror video game designed by Ken Levine and co-developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios. Originally intended to be a standalone title, its story was changed during product ...

'' *Xerxes Khodaiji, the protagonist of the film ''

Little Zizou ''Little Zizou'' is a 2008 Indian drama film written and directed by Sooni Taraporevala. ''Little Zizou'' is a comedy about how two battling Mumbai families finally come to terms. ''Little Zizou'' won the "Rajat Kamal" of 'National Film Award f ...

'' * Xerxes Break, a character in ''Pandora Hearts'' *Xerxes, the primary antagonist in ''

D-Yikes! "D-Yikes!" is the sixth episode of the eleventh season and the 159th overall episode of the American animated sitcom '' South Park''. It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on April 11, 2007. In the episode, frustrated with men, Mr ...

'', an episode of ''South Park'' *Xerxes, character in ''

Call Girl (Family Guy) "Call Girl" is the fourteenth episode of the eleventh season and the 202nd overall episode of the animated comedy series '' Family Guy''. It aired on Fox in the United States on March 10, 2013, and is written by Wellesley Wild and directed by J ...

'' *Xerxes IX, a character in the game ''

Neko Atsume is a mobile cat-collecting game developed by Hit-Point Co., Ltd. for iOS and Android, released on October 20, 2014. Gameplay Gameplay revolves around the player purchasing food, cat toys, and furniture to attract a variety of cats to their ho ...

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