06 Are there any other reoccurring characters? (Xena: Warrior Princess)
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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.
06 Are there any other reoccurring characters? (Xena: Warrior Princess)
Hades (Erik Thomson):
Hades is the God of the Underworld. The character comes off
as being pretty wimpy for a god. Both Xena and Herc have
had to help him out. The best thing about Hades (other than
the actor playing this role) is that he seems to
admire/appreciate Xena.
Joxer (Ted Raimi):
A wanna-be warrior who first appeared in "Callisto," this
character reappears most often in the series. Appearing in
about 30+ episodes so far. For more information about Ted
Raimi, visit (http://www.tedraimifan.com)
Cyrene (Darien Takle):
Cyrene is Xena's mother. She appeared in "Sins of the
Past", the series opener, and now also has appeared in
"Intimate Stranger", "The Furies", "It Takes One To Know
One" and "Lyre, Lyre".
Aphrodite (Alexandra Tydings):
The Goddess of Love, last made an appearance in X:WP in the
episode "Punch Lines" (she was a popular regular on H:TLJ).
Aphrodite is a self centered and somewhat spoiled and vain
god, who has been known to turn the head of every man who
sees her.
Cupid (Karl Urban):
Unlike the valentine's day version of Cupid, the Cupid that
appears in both X:WP and H:TLJ is an adult with a bad five
o'clock shadow (he needs a shave). Cupid is married to a
mortal who was made into a god by Aphrodite in a H:TLJ
episode. Cupid also has a son called Bliss, who caused all
sorts of love problems in "A Comedy of Eros". Karl Urban
also plays Julius Caesar in "Destiny", "The Deliverer",
"When in Rome", "A Good Day" and "Ides Of March". Karl also
played the character Mael in "Altared States".
Eli (Timothy Odmunson)
We first saw Eli, as a street magician in "Devi", but he's
more than a magician. He's actually the Avatar (a
manifestation of a god), whose main goal was to spread a
message of love to the world.
Some of the villains have recurring roles, although they may not
appear in more than two episodes. Myzantius was an arms merchant
in "The Path Not Taken". He was brought back for an "alternate
reality" check in "Remember Nothing" along with "Krykus", the
evil warlord from "Hooves And Harlots". "Mortal Beloved" had
several men whom Xena had killed in previous episodes.
Callisto (Hudson Leick):
Callisto has appeared the most often of Xena's villains
(except for Ares): "Callisto", "The Return of Callisto",
"Intimate Stranger", "Ten Little Warlords". Hudson really
played Xena-in-Callisto's body in most of "Intimate
Stranger" and all of "Ten Little Warlords". Lucy played
Callisto-in-Xena's body in "Intimate Stranger". We think a
body double for Lucy played
Callisto-in-Xena's-body-in-Tartarus and
Xena-with-Gabrielle-on-the-beach in "Ten Little Warlords".
Callisto also makes an appearance on H:TLJ during it's third
and fourth season. Callisto has since been several episodes
of Xena including "The Furies" (briefly), "Maternal
Instinct", "Bitter Suite", "Sacrifice I", "Sacrifice II",
"Ides Of March", "Fallen Angel" and "Seeds Of Faith". And
the H:TLJ episodes "Surprise", "Armageddon Now : Part 1" and
"Armageddon Now : Part 2". Hudson also plays the part of
Liz Friedman, in the H:TLJ episodes "Yes Virginia, There Is
A Hercules", and "For Those Of You Just Joining Us". For
more information on Hudson visit
(http://www.hudsonleickfan.com)
Hope (Renee O'Connor):
Hope is Gabrielle's daughter. Hope was conceived when
Gabrielle was impregnated whilst she was on the altar of
Dahok in "Deliverer". After a very short pregnancy and
birth, a 'Knight of the Pierced Heart' died under suspicious
circumstances. Xena suspecting Hope wanted to kill her, but
Gabrielle set her free (al la Moses).
Hope was alleged to be a force for evil in the world and has
appeared in "Gabrielle's Hope" and "Maternal Instincts".
She's also appeared in the H:TLJ episodes "Armageddon Now :
Part 1" and "Armageddon Now : Part 2". She was last seen in
"Sacrifice I", "Sacrifice II" and "A Family Affair", in all
of which, she had taken on the appearance of her mother,
Gabrielle.
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