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 (6)

• Xerxes — Family Father — King Darius (Igal Naor)

  Their father-son bond motivates Xerxes's campaign of revenge.

  The plot identifies King Darius as Xerxes' father, and Xerxes witnesses Darius's death at Marathon.

• Xerxes — Professional Advisor — Artemisia (Eva Green)

  Artemisia shapes Xerxes's transformation and decision to invade Greece.

  Artemisia advises Xerxes after Darius's death and persuades him to become a god-king.

• Xerxes — Conflict Enemy Leader — Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey)

  Gorgo becomes a political and military opponent of Xerxes.

  Gorgo mourns the Spartan defeat caused by Xerxes's invasion and eventually leads Greek ships against the Persians.

• Xerxes — Alliance Betrayal Collaborator — Ephialtes (Andrew Tiernan)

  Ephialtes temporarily supports the Persian invasion for power and revenge.

  Ephialtes betrays the Greeks to Xerxes and reveals the route that leads to the destruction of Leonidas's force.

• Xerxes — Alliance Collaborator — Daxos (Andrew Pleavin)

  Daxos represents internal Greek compromise with Persian power.

  The character profile describes Daxos as a Spartan general who collaborates with Xerxes for personal gain.

• Xerxes — Professional Diplomatic Servant — Persian Emissary (Peter Mensah)

  The emissary serves the Persian campaign through negotiation.

  The character profile identifies the Persian Emissary as a diplomat negotiating Greek surrender under the Persian invasion.

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• 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)