This Persian name belongs to one of the ten sons of Haman killed by the Jews in Shushan during the events commemorated by Purim. Parshandatha is listed first among the brothers in Esther 9:7. Like the other names in this list, it appears authentically Persian in form, though the precise etymology is uncertain. After Queen Esther revealed Haman's genocidal plot and he was executed, Esther requested permission to eliminate his sons as well, both as justice for their complicity in their father's scheme and to prevent future vengeance. All ten were killed on the thirteenth of Adar, and their bodies were publicly displayed in Shushan.