Editing Xerxes I (section)

== Etymology ==
''Xérxēs'' ({{lang|grc|[[wiktionary:Ξέρξης|Ξέρξης]]}}) is the [[Greek language|Greek]] and [[Latin]] (''Xerxes'', ''Xerses'') transliteration of the [[Old Iranian]] ''Xšaya-ṛšā'' ("ruling over heroes"), which can be seen by the first part ''xšaya'', meaning "ruling", and the second ''ṛšā'', meaning "hero, man".<ref name="NAME">{{harvnb|Marciak|2017|p=80}}; {{harvnb|Schmitt|2000}}</ref> The name of Xerxes was known in [[Akkadian language|Akkadian]] as ''Ḫi-ši-ʾ-ar-šá'' and in [[Aramaic]] as ''ḥšyʾrš''.{{sfn|Schmitt|2000}} Xerxes would become a popular name among the rulers of the Achaemenid Empire.<ref name="NAME" />