The Book of DieselThe Light Before the Gospel“Amestris noticed the seal and asked whether it belonged to a cult. Roxana said it belonged to people who distrusted any god used to excuse harm. The queen laughed. 'Then keep it hidden. Every palace contains more gods than honesty.'”
The Book of Diesel · Gospel Threshold Edition v4.5
Historically anchoredThe setting or public event is documented; dialogue, motives, and recurring characters are invented.
Greek sources identify Amestris as Xerxes's queen; the historical Persian court differs sharply from Esther's later literary court.
Roxana the physician and her private relationship with Amestris are fictional; Greek accounts of royal women are themselves interested and sometimes hostile.