#xerxes

• Ahasverus — The Latin form of the mythical name attributed to the Wandering Jew, a figure from medieval Western European Christian legends. Also, in biblical exegesis and historiography, the name represents the Latin transliteration of the Hebrew name Ahasuerus, used in the Old Testament (Book of Esther) to designate the Persian king historically identified, most often, with Xerxes I.
• Achaemenid — Pertaining to the Achaemenids, an ancient Persian royal dynasty founded by Achaemenes, which ruled the First Persian Empire (from the 6th to the 4th century BC) until its conquest by Alexander the Great; relating to the art, culture, architecture, or administration of this ancient dynasty. As a plural noun, it designates the members of this famous imperial family.
• Artaxerxes — A proper name of Old Persian origin (Artaxšaça), historically borne by several famous monarchs of the Achaemenid dynasty who ruled the Persian Empire, notably Artaxerxes I Longimanus and Artaxerxes II Mnemon. The name has a structural etymological meaning translated as 'he whose rule is based on truth and justice', being closely linked in ancient historiography to the major Greco-Persian conflicts and accounts in biblical chronicles.
• Assuerus — A Latin onomastic form historically used in biblical translations (such as the Vulgate) for the Persian king Ahasuerus (often identified with Xerxes I), mentioned in the Book of Esther; it also represents the legendary name attributed in medieval Christian folklore to the mythical character the Wandering Jew, condemned to wander the earth until the Second Coming because of his refusal to allow Jesus to rest on the path to the crucifixion.