Xanthas Jordan

## Xanthas Ezechiel Jordan †

* Juliet Quisling (née Jordan) (paternal aunt / maternal second cousin once removed) †
* Mr Sevchenko (father-in-law)
* Mrs Sevchenko (mother-in-law)
* Dalia Jordan (sister / third cousin) †
* Daphne Sevchenko (wife) †
* Archibald Jordan (son)
* Gregory Jordan (son)
* James Jordan (son)
* Amelia Jordan (daughter)
* Florinda Jordan (née Cabral) (daughter-in-law)
* Baptiste Jordan (grandson)
* Vasco Jordan (grandson)
* Elliot Potter (son-in-law)
* Kalysta Jordan-Potter (adoptive granddaughter)
* Leo Jordan-Potter (adoptive grandson)
* Margaret Kojima (née Jordan-Potter) (adoptive granddaughter) †
* Alistair Vance (son-in-law)
* Daphne Vance (granddaughter)
* Jordan family (paternal/maternal family)
* Sevchenko family (in-laws)

## Affiliation

### Occupation

* Hogwarts student (graduated)
* Owner of Viperae (formerly)
* Boss of The Firm (formerly)
* Prisoner of Azkaban

### Loyalty

* Jordan family
* Daphne Sevchenko
* Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
	+ Slytherin
	+ Slytherin Quidditch team
	+ Slug Club
* Knights of Abaddon
	+ Damien Culvateur
* The Firm
* Viperae Casino
* British Ministry of Magic

"*There are two sorts of pain. Good pain — the sort of pain that motivates, that makes you strong and resilient. Then there's the bad pain — useless pain, a pain that's only suffering. I've got no patience for useless things. That's why moments like these, right, they require someone like me. Someone who will act. Who will do what no one else has the courage to do. The unpleasant thing. The necessary thing.*"
— Xanthas to Linus
**Xanthas Ezechiel Jordan** (b. 29 February — 7 June) was a dark pure-blood wizard of the wealthy Jordan family, the only son born to the late Lycus and Castalia Jordan. He was also the elder brother of the late Dalia. Throughout childhood, Xanthas was abused and conditioned to believe in notions of blood purity and the superiority of pure-blood wizards, contributing to the intense disdain for Muggles that he displayed all throughout his life. He came from a long line of Dark and deranged wizards, including his parents and grandparents before him.

## Biography

### Family lineage

"*There is no elder Jordan. There is only me.*"
— Xanthas declaring himself patriarch of the Jordan family

## Relationships

### Family

#### Daphne Sevchenko

"*I love that woman. I love her the way a knife loves a heart, the way a bomb loves a crowd. I love her more than sharks love blood.*"
— Xanthas regarding his profound feelings for Daphne

## Etymology

The name **Xanthas** is a variant of Xanthus, a Greek name meaning *"golden-haired"*. The name has been used numerous times throughout mythology. An example of this includes Xanthus, the son of Ptolemy as well as the king of Thebes, the 16th and final monarch that ruled the city. He was possibly king only temporarily, being shown at times as the king of the Boeotians, the King of the Thebians. He was killed by Melanthus of Attica.

**Ezechiel** is a Russian variant of the Hebrew name Ezekiel, meaning *"God strengthens".* Biblically, Ezekiel was a prophet among the captives taken to Babylon at the first fall of Jerusalem who wrote the Book of Ezekiel in captivity.

**Jordan** is a unisex name derivative from the Hebrew word *"yarden",* meaning to descend or *"to go down."* This name is also taken from the river Jordan in the Middle East. At the time of the Crusades it was common practice for crusaders and pilgrims to bring back flasks of water from the river in which John the Baptist had baptized people, including Christ himself, and to use it in the christening of their own children. As a result Jordan became quite a common personal name.