id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-7731 Amestris - Wikipedia .html text/html 853 128 76 Amestris (Greek: Άμηστρις, Amēstris, perhaps the same as Άμαστρις, Amāstris, from Old Persian Amāstrī-, "strong woman"; died c. When Darius died in 486 BC, Amestris was married to the crown prince, Xerxes. I am informed that Amestris, the wife of Xerxes, when she had grown old, made return for her own life to the god who is said to be beneath the earth by burying twice seven children of Persians who were men of renown. In the opera, Amestris is about to marry Xerxes (Serse), yet he falls in love with another woman and wants to marry her instead. At the end of the opera, Xerxes is sorry for the things he did and asks Amestris once more to be his wife.[9] Articles containing Greek-language text By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7731.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7731.txt