# King Xerxes — Nonsense Books character guide

> King Xerxes in Nonsense Books by Edward Lear.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Xerxes, Angry old Xerxes

**First appearance:** 0091-one-hundred-nonsense-pictures-and-rhymes

## Who they are

A historical king mentioned in a nonsense rhyme about fury.

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