Description
Jewish orphan in Susa raised by her cousin Mordecai; chosen as queen by Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) ca. 478 BC. Through fasting and risk approached the king to expose Haman's plot, saving the Jewish people. Origin of the festival of Purim.
Relationships
Family tree
Two generations up and down. Click any other person to recenter the tree on them. Solid lines are parent-of relationships; dashed pink lines are spouses; dashed amber lines are debated/tradition-divergent edges.
