Definitions

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  • proper noun Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC.
  • proper noun Xerxes II, a Persian king who ruled for 45 days in 424 BC before being assassinated.
  • proper noun A male given name

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek Ξέρξης (Xerxēs), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (Xšayāršā, "ruler among kings").

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Examples

  • I also disagree with the claim that 300 implies that Xerxes is homosexual, or that it claims it is a negative thing.

    300, 7000, Whatever 2007

  • The next night, I called Xerxes from the screen on Dr. van Riebeek's boat and reported what I'd learned about the Fuz-zies.

    The Fuzzy Papers Piper, H. Beam 1962

  • The next night, I called Xerxes from the screen on Dr. van

    Little Fuzzy H. Beam Piper 1934

  • "Miller is preparing a follow-up now titled Xerxes, which begins about 10 years before the events of 300, and Snyder has expressed interest in it as a film property as well."

    Frank Miller's Battle of Marathon 300 Prequel Titled 'Xerxes' « FirstShowing.net 2009

  • "I have been told, lawyer," answered Jodd, "that once there lived another monarch, one called Xerxes, who thought that he would make an end of a certain three hundred Greeks, when Greeks were different from what you are to-day, at a place called Thermopylæ.

    The Wanderer's Necklace Henry Rider Haggard 1890

  • Acting on this warning, Leonidas and the other kings assembled their armies and checked the mighty host of Xerxes, which is said to have shaken the earth as it marched.

    How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune Orison Swett Marden 1887

  • Great King, as the Greeks called Xerxes, the Persian monarch, was leading the innumerable armies of Asia against the small and divided country of Greece.

    The True Story Book Andrew Lang 1878

  • Book of Esther be the same with him whom the Greeks call Xerxes, or with

    The Chosen People A Compendium of Sacred and Church History for School-Children Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

  • Filmonic - Frank Miller has been working on a prequel to 300 called Xerxes over the past few years which Zack Snyder intends to make into a movie just like he did with 300.

    ShowHype - Top Entertainment News, Videos, and Blogs 2010

  • Zack Snyder has confirmed that there will in fact be a 300 prequel called Xerxes that he tenatively will direct.

    The Movie Blog 2010

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