03 Okay, so what can you tell me about the main character, Xena?
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This article is from the Xena: Warrior Princess FAQ, by Paul Hilling p.hilling@bigfoot.com with numerous contributions by others.
03 Okay, so what can you tell me about the main character, Xena?
The following is a composite description based on two documents
at the official MCA website (http://www.mca.com/tv/xena/). It
also contains other information gathered from assorted sources
including the show itself.
Xena was a peasant girl from Amphipolis, a village in Thrace. Her
parents are named Atrius (we think) and Cyrene. She has an older
brother, Toris, and a younger brother, Lyceus. Atrius was
impersonated by Ares in the episode "Ties That Bind" when he
tried to get Xena to serve him again.
Raiders attacked her village, killing her younger brother,
Lyceus. Since no one else would stand up to the raiders, she
learned the arts of war, built an army, and defeated the raiders.
To make sure no one would be able to attack her village again,
she conquered the surrounding lands. Eventually, she began
fighting for no more than love of power, and her ruthless army
caused her name to be held in fear by the known world.
Then she ran across Hercules. See Question #1 above.
Xena is capable of amazing skills in the arts of combat and
warfare. It is not clear where and how she received this
training, but to defeat her foes, she uses strategy, agility,
acrobatics, martial arts, and several weapons. Most often we see
her with her sword and chakram, a razor sharp discus-like weapon.
She is skilled in the use of pressure points and has been known
to carry a whip. All in all not a woman to be trifled with!
Xena also has a son named Solan. Solan's father was named
Borias. Dagnine, one of Xena's warriors, murdered Borias. Xena
gave the infant Solan to a centaur named Kaleipus to raise as his
own son.
Many of the answers to Xena's origins are answered, at least in
terms of how she became an evil warlord in the second season's
two-part episode "Destiny" and "The Quest".
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