13 Was there ever a real 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.
13 Was there ever a real Xena?
Do you mean a person who actually lived "way back when" with the
name Xena? Who knows? Do you mean a female warrior whose life
resembles *our* T.V. Xena in some way? No. The T.V. Xena is not
based on historical accounts and/or myth.
"Xena" resounds in the souls of her fans. There is something
there we recognize and gravitate toward. The strength, the
courage, the beauty, the challenge of righting your past
misdeeds, the struggle to trust and care, Lucy Lawless and the
whole production team bring to us these things, and it appeals to
us in a way that goes beyond the sum of the parts.
So yes, we like to "pretend" that Xena existed and still does in
many of us.
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