This woman's saving of her people from Haman is celebrated on Purim.
This woman gives information about the murderous conspiracy of the eunuchs Bigthan and Teresh. She invites the husband of Zeresh to a feast, which ends with that man and her caught in an incriminating position on a couch when her own husband enters. This person declares "if I perish, I perish" after being chastised for her potential silence by a relative. After obtaining her position when (*) Vashti is deposed, this cousin of Mordecai ends up marrying King Ahasuerus, who may actually be Xerxes I. She is honored on the 14th day of Adar. This woman's saving of her people from Haman is celebrated on Purim. For 10 points, name this Jewish woman who becomes queen of Persia in her namesake Old Testament book.
This woman gives information about the murderous conspiracy of the eunuchs Bigthan and Teresh.
Esther [or Hadassah]