 Also, the phrase "second after the king" coincides with the meaning of the title "mathishta", which seems to be related to the name of Masistes.However, in Plutarch, the "second after the king" refers to the most powerful person after the king himself, but not to the heir, as occurs with the title "mathishta".It is possible, as it has been argued, that "Masistes" was not the real name of the younger brother of Xerxes, but simply his title, ("mathishta").