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Coadunatio Virtus...
A Gathering Together of Characters
In Xena: Warrior Princess

I'm giving fair warning here. There are absolutely gads of spoilers on this page, especially if you haven't seen anything from Season 3 on. So, if you don't like to find out what happens next...

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Xena's Family Members...

Cyrene, played by Darien Takle, is Xena's mom. She banished Xena after her son (& Xena's brother) Lyceus's death. She has since forgiven her wayward daughter.
Ares, played by Kevin Smith. Tall, Dark & Dangerous, the God of War is determined to bring Xena back to his grand scheme to rule the world any way possible. It has also been speculated that Ares is really Xena's father.
Toris, played by Joseph Kell, is Xena's oldest brother. There is some controversy about his role in defense of Amphipolis. Toris ran into the hills during the fight. Xena helps him bring Cortese to justice.
Lyceus, played by Aaron Devitt, was Xena's much loved little brother. He and Xena organize the village people when they are attacked by Cortese. His death has caused Xena much pain and regret.
Solon, played by David Taylor, was Xena's son, fathered by her co-warlord, Borias. After the Battle of Corinth, Xena gave him to the Centaurs in order to give him a normal life. Solon was later killed by Gabrielle's daughter, Hope. Solon never knew that Xena was his mother.
Eve/Livia is played first by a baby, then later by Adrienne Wilkinson. She is Xena's daughter. This is supposedly Callisto reincarnated. Her birth heralds the end of the Gods. As Livia, she became a Roman General and everything evil that Xena used to be.

Xena's Former Lovers...

Borias, played by Marton Csokas, was a warlord whom Xena teamed up with during her Dark Xena days. They terrorized Asia, and nearly destroyed the kingdom of Ch'in. Borias is the father of Xena's son Solon. He died trying to convert Xena just before their son was born.
Draco, played by Jay Laga'aia, is a warlord with an attitude. He and Xena had an intense relationship once, but when she turned good, Draco found himself unable to get her back. He has since fallen for Gabrielle thanks to one of Cupid's arrows.
Hercules, played by Kevin Sorbo, is the half-god, half-man son of Zeus. A gentle soul always seeking to help others, he is the person responsible for Xena's initial transformation. They had a brief but memorable fling.
Iolaus is Michael Hurst, Hercules's best friend, and Xena's former lover. She used him to get to Hercules when she was still evil.
Marcus, is played by Bobby Hosea, a former cohort, friend, and lover of Xena's. Marcus died while seeking redemption. Xena found him in Tartarus and convinced Hades to allow him to enter the Elysian Fields.
Petracles, played by Peter Daube, was betrothed to Xena when they were young. He broke off the engagement, hurting and embittering her, and went off to become a notorious warlord.
Ulysses is played by John D'Aquino, the legendary hero. He meets Xena and Gabrielle on his way back to Ithaca from his battle against the Greeks in the Trojan War. He falls in love with Xena and she with him, but returns to his wife when Xena rebuffs him.

Xena's Allies...

Gabrielle is played by Renee O'Connor. She met Xena when she saved Gabrielle's hometown from the warlord Draco. Gabrielle became an Amazon Princess and later an Amazon Queen. She has learned to become a fierce fighter and supporter of the downtrodden, and has also helped Xena become a better person, keeping her on the path of good. Together they discovered they were fated to be together.
Amarice is played by Jennifer Sky. She is a young Amazon seeking fame. She helped Ephiny's tribe fight the Romans, then went with Xena and Gabrielle in their journey. She stay with the Siberian Amazons & was later killed.
Autolycus is played by Bruce Campbell. He's the King of Thieves, a good guy who plays at being bad. While Autolycus has his own motives, he has been a willing helper to Xena in times of need, including allowing her the use of his body while she was dead.
Eli is portrayed by Timothy Omundson, a healer that Xena and Gabrielle meet in India. He helped resurrect them after they were crusified by Romans. He was killed by Ares believing that he would bring about the end of the gods.
Helen is played by Galyn Goerg, who was carried off to Troy by Paris. When her husband, King Menelaus, came after her, the Trojan War began. She is an old friend of Xena's, and asks the Warrior Princess to help end the war.
Joxer is played by Ted Raimi. He's a wanna-be warrior and ladies' man, but ends up being the comic relief. He started out befriending warlords, but met Xena and Gabrielle and turned to good. When they disappeared for many years, Joxer married Meg, had children, and opened a tavern. He died by the hand of Xena's daughter.
Lao Ma is played by Jacqueline Kim, who was the wife of lord Lao-Tzu. She kept him in a coma to rule in his place. She authored the Tao Te Ching & saved Xena from death. She had a profound spiritual influence on the Warrior Princess, and actually gave her that title. Lao Ma was later killed by her son.
K'ao Hsin is played by Marie Matiko. She's one of Lao Ma's twin daughters. K'ao Hsin is good woman who tries to follow her mother's path. Xena thinks of her as a spiritual sister. They defeat Pao S'su and the twins half-brother, Ming T'ien, and save the world from Genghis Khan.
M'Lila is played by Ebonie Smith. She was an Egyptian slave woman who taught Xena the nerve pince. When Xena's legs were broken by Caeser's men, she took her to a healer. M'Lila was killed when saving Xena from the Romans.
Michael is played by Charles Lesure. Michael is an Archangel. He helped defend Heaven from the forces of Hell, and helped convince Gabrielle of Callisto's redemption.
Naima, portrayed by Tharini Mudiliar, is a young Indian woman with amazing powers. Helping Xena and Gabrielle defeat Alti in a future incarnation, she is repaid by their saving Naima from the suttee.
Nicklio, portrayed by Nathaniel Lees, is a healer who lives in the Strymon Pass. He uses acupuncture to heal Xena when M'Lila brings her to him. Later, Gabrielle takes Xena to him again when she is injured.
Otere is played by Sheeri Rappaport. She's the leader of the Siberian Amazons. She was orphaned during childhood when Xena and Borias attacked her village. Borias took her away, and gave her into Cyane's care. Xena later helped Otere regain her Amazon heritage.
Salmoneous is played by Robert Trebor. He is the Ancient Greek version of a door to door salesman. Salmoneous is always looking for a money making scheme, but has a good heart.
Tara is portrayed by Shiri Appleby, a waif who dreams of replacing Gabrielle at Xena's side. Xena sees much of herself in the young woman. Tara lives in a village that prohibits dancing, and with Xena's and Gabrielle's help, convinces the elders that dance all right.
Yakut is played by Kate Elliott. She was the shaman of the Siberian Amazons until she died in battle.

Both Friends & Foes...

Boadiccea is portrayed by Jennifer Ward-Lealand, a Celtic warrior queen, and both a close friend and opponent of Xena's. Boadiccea was first befriended, then betrayed by Xena. When Caesar launches an assault on Britannia, she accepts Xena's help begrudgingly and together they defeat Rome.
Alti is portrayed by Claire Stansfield. Alti was an evil shaman who befriended a younger Xena into learning about dark magic. Her promise was to make Xena the Destroyer of Nations. She despised the Amazons and with Xena, nearly wiped out the entire tribe. Xena later learned that it was because of Alti that her son Solon was destined to loose both his parents. Alti's strength is tremendous even in death.
Julius Caesar is played by Karl Urban. He was once captured by Xena's army and ransomed. She fell deeply in love with him and thought they were destined to rule the world at each other's side. Caesar had his own plans and captured Xena, crusifying her. Because of Xena's warning to Brutus, she was indirectly involved in Caesar's murder when he proclaimed himself emperor.
Callisto, played by Hudson Leick, was a psychopathic warrior woman who seeks revenge on Xena for the death of her family. Callisto was her near-equal in combat, and a cruel warlord in her own right. She's been immortal and a god. Xena trapped her in lava once, and killed her with a knife dipped in Hind's blood. Callisto went to Hell, where she did her master's bidding. When Xena traded her soul for Callisto's, she became what she would have been had her family been spared, and helped Eli resurrect Xena and Gabrielle.
Cyane, played by Vicky Pratt, was the Queen of the Amazons of the Steppes. She wanted Xena to become an Amazon, only to be betrayed and brutally killed by Xena. Because Alti put a spell on them forbidding them to enter the Amazon afterlife, Cyane and her warriors were trapped in the Amazon Land of the Dead until Xena killed Alti and the spell was broken.
Dagnine, played by Mark Ferguson, was Xena's lieutenant during her final days as a warlord. He was the man who killed Borias. Later, he found the Ixion Stone and became the Evil Centaur. Xena defeated and killed him.
Najara, played by Kathryn Morris, is a warrior on a crusade to help the world be what she thinks it should be. She heeds the voices of the jinn, whom she has heard since childhood. She almost succeeds in persuading Xena to abandon Gabrielle for her own good, and nearly killed Xena when it was discovered how cruel she could be. Najara is currently in a coma.
Pao S'su, also played by Marie Matiko, is the other twin daughter of Lao Ma. She festers hatred for her mother for abandoning her. She initially makes friends with Xena until she gets her hands on Lao Ma's book. After she's killed, Pao S'su joins with her half-brother, Ming T'ien. The evil pair are defeated when Xena learns to control her power.

Enemies From The Start...

Genghis Khan, played by George Kee Chung, fought against Xena when she tried stopping him from taking over Ch'in. Khan leads the Green Dragon army. He was given the secret of Black Powder by Pao S'su. Xena defeats him by turning him into a statue.
Mavican, played by Jenya Lano, is a warrior who wants to be Ares's new mortal partner. She fights Xena and Gabrielle with an unfair advantage, only to be abandoned by Ares when she asks for his help.
Ming Tzu, played by Grant MacFarland, was part-ruler of Ch'in and father of Ming T'ien. He caged Xena after getting his son back and hunted her for sport. She eventually killed him.
Ming T'ien, is played by Daniel Sing. He's also known as the Green Dragon, who was a hated dictator in Ch'in. The son of Lao Ma and Ming Tzu, Xena abducted him when he was a child, and taught him to become monster he was. Xena returned at Lao Ma's request, and killed him without Gabrielle knowing.
Sisyphus, played by Ray Henwood & Charles Siebert, is a wealth obsessed king who has crossed Xena's path twice. He first took Celesta prisoner in order to avoid dying. He ultimately did die with Xena's help, & then tried returning from Hades by stealing the sword of Ares.
Thelassa, played by Katrina Browne. was a victim of Xena's. She was staked out to be eaten by crabs, but escaped minus an arm. Embittered, she became the warden of the dreaded Shark Island Prison.

Gabrielle's Friends & Family...

Ephiny, portrayed by Danielle Cormack, is an Amazon warrior. She's the widow Phantes, a centaur. They have a centaur son named Xenan Gabris Phantes. Ephiny ruled the Amazon Nation in Gabrielle's place. She was killed in battle by Brutus.
Homer, played by Dean O'Gorman, became friends with Gabrielle at the Bard Academy. He went by the name Orion, until Gabrielle convinced him to use his own name. Homer is known as the blind poet because he closes his eyes when he tells a story.
Lilla, played by Willa O'Neill, is Gabrielle's younger sister. She lives with their parents in Poteidaea. She is very innocent in the ways of the world, and is easily duped.
Hope, first played by Amy Morrison & then Renee O'Connor, is Gabrielle's daughter by the evil god Dahak. She is in human form, but carries the power to birth the Destroyers and foster her father's evil ways. She released Callisto from the lava prison Xena trapped her in and killed Xena's son. Hope mated with Ares to give birth to the first of the Destroyers, who was in turn killed by her child.
Meleager the Mighty, played by Tim Thomerson, is a drunkard warrior who was once Gabrielle's hero. With Gabrielle's help, he began to redeem himself.
Perdicas/Perdicus, is portrayed by Anton Bentley and Scott Garrison. He is Gabrielle's betrothed before she leaves, and later marries him after discovering how brave he truly is. The day after their wedding, he is viciously murdered in front of Gabrielle by Callisto.
Seraphin, played by Jodie Rimmer, was a friend of Gabrielle's when they were children. She became a member of Dahak's evil cult, and was intended to be sacrificed so that Hope could be reborn. Xena saved her, but Seraphin succeeded in awakening Hope. She disappeared and it's unknown what became of her.

Gabrielle's Enemies...

Brutus, played by David Franklin, is Caesar's second in command. He's not Gabrielle's friend, but they respect one another. Brutus takes Xena and Gabrielle to be crusified, and starts the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar. He killed Ephiny in battle, and later killed Cleopatra in a power grab. He's killed by Gabrielle.
Khrafstar, played by Marton Csokas, was a follower of Dahak. He forced Gabrielle into losing her blood innocence to allow Dahak to impregnate her with a child.
Velasca, played by Melinda Clarke, is an evil Amazon with a vendetta against Gabrielle because she wanted to be the Queen of the Amazons. Xena trapped Velasca in lava with Callisto, and should still be there yet.

Gods And Other Immortals...

Poseidon, the God of the Oceans, has been Xena's opponent many times. Poseidon has turned the Sirens on Ulysses, and attempted to bribe the sailor Cecrops. Xena eventually destroys him when she gains the power to kill the gods.
Hades is the God of the Underworld, played by Eric Thomson. He has used Xena for his own purpose several times, and had unjustly placed her son in Tartarus. He was eventually killed by Xena.
The Furies are a trio of goddesses who judge those accused of crimes. If they decide the person is guilty, they can punish them by either persecution or madness.
The Fates are three women of different ages who spin the life-threads of all humans. When the thread is cut, the person dies.
Aphrodite, played by Alexandra Tydings, is a scantily attired Goddess of Love. She can be very vane and self-serving, but helps Xena and Gabrielle whenever she isn't getting them into trouble. Her son is Cupid, another Olympian God.
Cupid, played by Karl Urban, is the coolest god on Olympus. He is married to Psyche, with whom he has a baby son. Cupid's arrows have the power to make people fall in love with one another when they are struck by them.
Celesta is played by Kate Hodge. She's the sister of Hades and the bringer of Death to anyone she touches. Celesta can only die herself if her candle leaves her hand and it burns out. If this happens, no human will die and pass to the other side.
Athena, played by Paris Jefferson, is the Goddess of War & Wisdom, who unsucessfully laid siege to Xena's home town in order to get to Xena's daughter, Eve. Xena killed her in a confrontation on Olympus during the twilight of the gods.
Zeus is the ruler of the Olympian Gods, played by . He was determined to kill Xena's child no matter the cost. He was killed by his son Hercules while Xena was giving birth.
Hera is a powerful goddess who is married to Zeus. She is portrayed by . She was once a mean and vindictive goddess intent on doing all in her power to destroy Hercules. But she changed and became a model goddess. Zeus killed her when she tried to stop him from killing Xena's baby.

I Am... Therefore I Count...

Cecrops, played by Tony Todd, is also known as the Lost Mariner. He is a sailor who was caught in a feud between Poseidon and Athena over 300 years before. Poseidon made him remain at sea, while Athena bestowed upon him immortality. He was trapped on his ship until Xena and Gabrielle helped him solve a riddle.
Cleopatra, played by Gina Torres, is the Queen of Egypt. She is eventually assassinated by Brutus, but not before sending for Xena to help her.
Lias, played by Norman Forsey, is the King of Triz and the father of Princess Diana. He requests that Xena impersonates Diana when she's threatened before her wedding.
Phantes is played by Colin Moy. He's a Centaur (1/2 horse & 1/2 man), and the son of Tyldus, the leader of the Centaurs. He married the Amazon warrior Ephiny and was murdered by soldiers while traveling to Athens. He never knew his son.
Philemon is played by Iain Rea. He is the loving husband of Princess Diana. They fell in love he was planning an arranged marriage to Diana for is brother, Mineus.

The Many Faces Of...

Meg is tramp and proprietor of a bar/brothel. She impersonated Xena and Diana, and became "Kingy" Lias's personal cook. She marries Joxer when Xena and Gabrielle go into ice, and together they open a tavern.
Leah is the head virgin priestess of Hestia. She's another amazing look-alike of Xena's, and became endangered by a man who wanted to kill off all Hestian Virgins.
Princess Diana, another twin purportedly of no relation, is the daughter and heir of King Lias. She is married to Philemon, and together they have a baby daughter.