Xerxes — 300: Rise of an Empire Character Profile

About Xerxes

Persian god-king and primary antagonist leading the massive invasion against Greece.

Xerxes — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

God

Abilities

Divine powers, Mass army command, Psychological warfare, Immortality, Naval strategy

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 9/10
• Morality: 2/10
• Influence: 9.5/10

Quick Facts about Xerxes

Occupation

statesperson

Xerxes's Known Relations

• Abrocomes — Sibling
• Artazostre — Sibling
• Masistes — Sibling
• Achaemenes — Sibling
• Ariabignes — Sibling
• Gobryas — Sibling
• Artobazanes — Sibling
• Arsames — Sibling
• Hystaspes — Sibling
• Ariamenes — Sibling
• Arsamenes — Sibling
• Darius I — Father
• Amestris — Spouse
• Atossa — Mother
• Artaxerxes I — Child
• Arsames — Child
• Artarius — Child
• Rhodogune — Child
• Histaspes — Child
• Amytis — Child
• Darius — Child
• Tithraustes — Child

Xerxes appears in 2 titles

• 300 (2007) — character page
• 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

Character Facts

Played by

Rodrigo Santoro

Appears in

300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Xerxes — Power Naval Commander & Sovereign — Artemisia (Eva Green)

  A strict hierarchical relationship where Artemisia executes the king's invasion plans.

• Xerxes — Conflict Opposing Commander & Invader — Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey)

  Direct military antagonism between Spartan leadership and Persian royalty.

• Xerxes — Power Traitor & Benefactor — Ephialtes (Andrew Tiernan)

  A transactional relationship where betrayal is rewarded with strategic advantage.

• Xerxes — Conflict Target & Defender — Themistocles (Sullivan Stapleton)

  The central ideological and military clash of the film.

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More characters from 300: Rise of an Empire

• Themistocles (Sullivan Stapleton)
• Artemisia (Eva Green)
• Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey)
• Scylias (Callan Mulvey)
• Aesyklos (Hans Matheson)
• Dillios (David Wenham)
• General Bandari (Ashraf Barhom)
• Calisto (Jack O'Connell)
• Ephialtes (Andrew Tiernan)
• Daxos (Andrew Pleavin)
• King Darius (Igal Naor)
• Persian Emissary (Peter Mensah)