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1:9 Vashti. Persia’s queen is called Amestris in Greek writings of the time. According to many interpreters, however, Xerxes had several wives in his large harem, and it is possible that both Amestris and Vashti were wives of Xerxes. It is even possible that Amestris was the same as Esther.