Xerxes
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Xerxes (the Greek form of the Old Persian Xšayārša) is the name of two Persian kings of the Achaemenid dynasty:
Xerxes may also refer to:
- Xerxes of Armenia, an Armenian king, killed about 212 BC by Antiochus III the Great.
- Xerxes, an ancient city in the Fullmetal Alchemist manga.
- Xerxes (opera) (Serse), an opera by George Frideric Handel.
- Xerxes Frankel, a fictional character in Wili Lieberman's Get Outta Town novel series.
- Xerxes (novel), a novel by Louis Couperus.
- XERXES, a character in the video game System Shock 2.
- Xerxes (Dune), a character in Frank Herbert's Dune universe.
- Xerxes (Aladdin), a character in Disney's Aladdin.
- 'XERXES, an audiophile-grade record player designed/manufactured by Touraj Moghaddam of Roksan Audio (UK).
- Xerxes, Norwegian musician/producer Klaus Lunde's recording project.
- Satan Xerxes Carnacki LaVey, the only son of Church of Satan founder, Anton LaVey.
See also:
- Xerces (disambiguation). Note the different spelling.