Crossword clues for xerxes
xerxes
- Perhaps male ruler backing Persian king
- Winner at Thermopylae, 480 B.C
- Victor at Thermopylae
- Famous Persian
- Persian king who won the Battle of Thermopylae
- He completed the Gate of All Nations in the Persepolis
- Great king of Persia
- Fourth king of Persia
- Darius I's successor
- Belligerent Persian ruler
- Battle of Thermopylae victor, 480 B.C
- Battle of Thermopylae combatant
- Atossa's son
- "300" villain
- Persian king who destroyed Athens
- Victor at Thermopylae, 480 B.C.
- Thermopylae victor
- Ancient invader of Greece
- Son of Darius I
- 1738 Handel opera set in Persia
- Persepolis king
- Loser at Salamis and Plataea
- Persian king in 2006's "300"
- Victor at Thermopylae, 480 B.C
- Son of Darius succeeded old king from the East
- Relations with 12 looking up for old 12
- Persian king who captured Athens
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
king of Persia who reigned 486-465 B.C.E., Greek Xerxes, from Old Persian Xšayaršan, literally "male (i.e. 'hero') among kings," from Xšaya- "to rule over" (see shah) + aršan "male, man, hero." The Hebrew rendition was Ahashwerosh, Ahashresh.
Wikipedia
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:
Xerxes was a 6th-century Sasanian prince who distinguished himself in his war against the Byzantine Empire.
Usage examples of "xerxes".
Since the murder of my beloved friend Xerxes and the accession of his son ArtaXerxes, my position at Susa has been less than comfortable.
I was also able to persuade Xerxes to denounce the devas and their worshipers in far stronger terms than Darius had ever used.
In those days, Xerxes could drink half a dozen flagons of unmixed Helbon wine at a sitting without ill effect.
For Xerxes, they would reduce the rate to ten percent, which made it possible for him to start if not complete a dozen palaces during his lifetime, as well as conduct the Greek wars.
As a demonstration of good faith, Themistocles told Xerxes that since the Greek fleet was preparing to set sail for Sicily, Xerxes must attack immediately if he wanted a total victory.
Dressed as a simple warrior, Xerxes entered the small fire temple that stands just opposite the tomb of Cyrus.
In the afternoons we were cadets and “gentlemen,” and recited on and were lectured concerning an endless list of subjects: math, science, galactography, xenology, hypnopedia, logistics, strategy and tactics, communications, military law, terrain reading, special weapons, psychology of leadership, anything from the care and feeding of privates to why Xerxes lost the big one.
Makes nifty lift shafts and lateral drive tunnels to connect up underground complexes on places like Xerxes, where no-one can live on the surface.
Denis, who, becoming stage-mad, had attempted the role of Xerxes, in Crebillon's tragedy so called, and been notoriously Pasquinaded for his pains.
Although the great hall of the hundred columns was still unfinished, Xerxes held court there and all the satraps from every part of the empire, as well as the nobles, officials, clan leaders each paid him homage with a flower.
Xerxes is still going to be Great King one day, and when he is, thanks to Mardonius or Demaratus, he will be the lord of all the Greeks from Sigeum to Sicily, and sea lord, too.
They, and only they will pack this stuff up for transfer to Xerxes, and I’.
The new routines and commands needed to be tested, so Xerxes had allowed his planet to be used as a testing ground.
Xerxes would have gone into a rage had he ever known to what extent he and his mother had been travestied for the amusement of the Athenian mob.