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Caligula
The mad Roman emperor, seen in "The God You Know". In this episode, he is persecuting Eli's followers, something Xena is not prepared to tolerate. He believes himself to be a god and, indeed, is half-right as he is sucking Aphrodite's godhood from her. Ares, who is currently mortal, is unable to stop this, especially as Aphrodite is not in her right mind due to the imbalance caused by the absence of a God of War.

Caligula is not impressed with Saba the charioteer (Xena) when she turns up late for his party but she soon gets his attention when she bites him, drawing blood. He then sets her up as his new queen, discarding Aphrodite when she is of no further use to him (i.e. she is also now mortal).

Eventually, Xena persuades Caligula to take his own life.

Calliope
Chief of the nine Muses, she is the Muse of epic or heroic poetry. In "A Tale Of Two Muses", dancing is considered to be a terrible crime against her, according to the citizens of Palios.

Callisto
Callisto's family were killed by Xena's army at Cirra. She has dedicated her life to matching her own skills to Xena's so she can take her revenge on the warrior princess. Callisto is ruthless and psychotic and does not care whom she destroys. Her hatred for Xena is all-consuming and she vows to destroy everything she loves. She partly manages to do this when she murders Perdicas, Gabrielle's childhood friend and husband (see "The Return Of Callisto"). In return, Xena goes after Callisto and they end up having a chariot race across the sands. Both Callisto and Xena fall into some quicksand. Xena manages to escape and is about to help Callisto when she changes her mind and lets her sink into the quicksand instead.

Callisto is given another chance at life by Hera. She manages to trick Hercules into helping her retrieve a golden apple which makes her immortal (see the Hercules episode "Surprise") and, later, she acquires Ambrosia and becomes a goddess in "A Necessary Evil". Xena successfully traps her in a lava flow but she escapes from this, with the help of the demonic Hope. She then teams up with Hope, helping her to murder Solan, Xena's son (see "Maternal Instincts"). A grieving Xena manages to trap Callisto in some caves but she later escapes (see "Sacrifice I").

Even after Xena ends Callisto's life by stabbing her with the Dagger of Helios ("see Sacrifice II) Callisto manages to return to torment Xena. When Xena refuses Callisto's offer in "Ides Of March", Callisto breaks Xena's back with her chakram to stop her from escaping crucifixion. Not content with dooming Gabrielle and Xena to die, demon Callisto steals Gabrielle's soul from Heaven and descends into Hell, taking Gabrielle with her (see "Fallen Angel"). She then tempts Gabrielle to eat so that Gabrielle will become a demon too. It is only after Xena gives up her place in Heaven by taking pity on Callisto that Callisto loses all her hatred of Xena and becomes as innocent as she was wicked. Now an angel, Callisto chooses to be reborn as Xena's child.

Cameron, John
Director for "The Royal Couple Of Thieves".

Campbell, Bruce
Director for "King Of Assassins" and "Key To The Kingdom".

Cannibals
People who eat the flesh of other people. The cannibals of the Xenaverse appear in the episode "The Abyss". They seem to be a sort of 'bad relation' of The Horde.

Captain
The captain of the doomed ship in "Tsunami". He and his crew are loading prisoners onto the ship when Gabrielle spots Autolycus among them. Gabrielle ends up boarding the ship and is accused by the captain of trying to free one of the prisoners.

When the ship is hit by a tidal wave, the captain is injured and spends the rest of the episode unconscious, although he at least survives!

Captain
The Captain of Ares' army (see "Coming Home") who has to give Ares the bad news that his troops were ambushed by Amazons before they were able to capture their village. Ares is not amused and fists the poor man in the face.

Carminus
Pompey's second-in-command and first seen in "A Good Day". He is encountered again in "Endgame", when, on Pompey's orders, he captures Amazons to sell them into slavery. Unfortunately for him, Xena manages to rescue the Amazons, leaving him to give Pompey the bad news. In the final battle between Pompey and the Amazons, Carminus is slain by Xena.

Casca
An elderly man who is nearly run over by a cart driven by a rival family, because he is hard of hearing. Xena manages to save his life in an attempt to stop the events which lead to the day repeating itself over and over (see 'Been There, Done That').

Castle of the Warriors of the Pierced Heart
The stronghold of the knights who fought against the Banshees in "Gabrielle's Hope".

Catacomb
Subterranean burial chambers, particularly those beneath the city of Rome. Used by the early Christians for their meetings. In the episode "The God You Know", Gabrielle sends Eve there to hide.

Cave of the Sister Peaks
In "Sacrifice I" this cave was the place designated for the rebirth of Dahak's daughter, Hope.

Caves of Despair
A part of the underworld, as mentioned by Charon, in the episode "Mortal Beloved".

Cecrops
Cecrops is the cursed mariner, doomed to sail the seas forever with his pirate crew (see "The Lost Mariner"). Three hundred years ago he was the arbitrator in a contest between Poseidon and Athena who both claimed patronage of Athens and asked him to act as judge. Poseidon brought forth a spring on the Acropolis whilst Athena made an olive tree sprout on the rocky soil. Following the will of the people, Cecrops ruled in Athena's favour. As a result, Poseidon cursed him for eternity, saying he could never return to land and that only love would redeem him. Athena granted him immortality but Cecrops is just as bitter towards her for doing so as he is towards Poseidon for cursing him. Cecrops has lost hope and believes he can never be redeemed, as his true love, Tarae is dead. Xena helps him realise that it is his selfless love for another which can free him (he refuses to betray Xena to Poseidon in exchange for his freedom) and, as a result, the curse is broken and he is, at last, able to set foot on land again.

Celano
The cowardly spy who pretends to be friends with the Centaurs but is actually working for Krykus the warlord (see "Hooves And Harlots"). He deliberately shoots and kills an Amazon (Terreis) with Centaur arrows, knowing the Centaurs will get the blame. This is all part of Krykus' plan to start a war between the Centaurs and Amazons and then claim their land once they have destroyed each other.

When Celano is found out, he races back to Krykus to warn him they have failed and that the Centaurs and Amazons are now working together. Xena gives chase and kills him.

Celesta
Celesta is the sister of Hades and the embodiment of death. Whilst visiting King Sisyphus to take him to the Underworld, she is captured and chained by Sisyphus which results in separation from her Eternal Flame (see "Death In Chains"). If the flame is allowed to go out, Celesta will no longer exist and there will be no death in the world. Although this was a welcome prospect for King Sisyphus, who did not want to die, the capture of death meant that those who were suffering could not be released from their pain as they were not able to die.

In "Death In Chains", Hades asks for Xena's help to free Celesta and bring Death back into the world. Xena manages to free Celesta without touching her, which would mean her death. Later, Xena captures Celesta in "Looking Death In The Eye" in order to acquire some of her tears, which will enable Xena and Gabrielle to fake their deaths. Xena tricks Celesta into thinking she is willing to let her die when she is actually only interested in capturing her tears.

According to Celesta, Hades is the only one of the gods who truly accepts her for what she is (see "Looking Death In The Eye"). It saddens her to think of losing her brother whom she describes as stubborn but who does what he believes to be right.

Centaurs
Centaurs are mythological beasts. They were said to be half man and half horse and to have dwelt in ancient Thessaly. Centaurs appear for the first time in the episode "Hooves And Harlots", as the sworn enemies of the Amazons. We later discover that Xena left her son, Solan with the Centaurs in order for him to be raised in a stable (no pun intended) environment.

Centaurs also appear in the episodes "Orphan Of War", "Maternal Instincts" and "Past Imperfect". Notable Centaurs are Tyldus, his son Phantes (who later married Ephiny) and Kaleipus.

Chakram (or Chakra)
A war quoit of Indian origin and one of Xena's main weapons, Xena's chakram has been shrouded in mystery for some time. It appears to be the only one of its kind (although this is not true as we find out in Season Five). It is a fearsome weapon and is extremely dangerous in the wrong hands as was seen in "Ides Of March" when Callisto threw it at Xena, breaking her back and preventing her escape from the Romans. In "Sins Of The Past", Gabrielle refers to it as 'the hoop'. It has also been termed as the 'round killing thing' by Princess Diana and the 'shamrock' by Meg.

Chants
We hear three chants in the episode "The Titans". The first chant went like this: "Efkaristo Parapoli. Esti Kay Esti. Yasoo Kalamera. Yasoo Kalanicta. Yasoo Kalanochos!" This was chanted by the girl in the cave, at the beginning of the episode. According to Gabrielle, this was a Dorian chant. She claimed that it did not work for the girl because she was using Ionian rhythms. When Gabrielle reads the chant, pronouncing it correctly, it works.

The second chant was intended to awaken the rest of the Titans and went "Heritah, heritah, heritah. Yasoo heritah. Cali heritah. This was the chant that Gabrielle deliberately mispronounced by failing to place the emphasis on the syllables.

The third and final chant was used to turn the remaining Titans back into stone. The chant went like this: "Mupolita, mupolita. Hania Eraklion. Elius motanis yasoo, yasoo. In this case, Xena had the scroll so she relayed the words to Gabrielle. Despite the missing piece in the middle, Gabrielle's chanting was successful.

In "Warrior, Priestess, Tramp" the chant read by Priestess Leah went "Dama anowee. Esti kai kalowee. Esti kalowee kai. Esti kalowee kai."

Chariots
In ancient times, charioteers would ride at enemy lines, trying to force them to panic and break formation, whilst archers would often fire deadly arrows from the rear. The closest we see of this in the Xenaverse is Boadicea's use of the chariot in "The Deliverer".

We also see chariot races in "Chariots of War" and "The Return of Callisto". In addition, the Centaurs agree to be hooked up to chariots so they can carry the Amazons into battle in "Hooves And Harlots".

Charon
Charon is the boatman who rows the dead across the River Styx into the Underworld. Both Hercules and Xena have managed to trick him into ferrying them across without paying and without being dead! He appears in "Mortal Beloved" and is mentioned by Hades in "Adventures In The Sin Trade I".

Charybdis
The mighty whirlpool created by Poseidon, off the coast of Sicilia (Sicily). See "The Lost Mariner".

Cherish
When Xena is on a quest to retrieve a powerful weapon, she takes on the guise of a concubine named Cherish (thanks to the sly manipulation of Autolycus). She is further tricked into performing a "dance of the three veils" which does nothing to improve her temper (see "The Royal Couple Of Thieves").

Chi'ah
Chi'ah is a mystical woman revered by the Northern Amazons (see "Them Bones, Them Bones"). She resides in the Amazon temple which is reached through a cave. When Gabrielle and Amarice seek her help in obtaining the amber they need to destroy Alti, Chi'ah dismisses Amarice, accusing her of not being a true Amazon. However, she welcomes Gabrielle and gives her the amber.

Chief Guard
The guard who bullies Hermia (Flora's mother) in "The Black Wolf" and pushes her to the ground. Xena intervenes and gives him a taste of his own medicine!

Chilapa
Chilapa is Ephiny's successor as queen of the Amazons (see "Endgame"). Although Ephiny acted as ruler in Gabrielle's absence, she did this on condition that she would step down once Gabrielle returned to the tribe. However, when Ephiny is killed in battle by Brutus, Gabrielle is forced to act as regent. Once the war is over, Gabrielle appoints Chilapa as the next queen, declining to take the Queen's Mask for herself.

Chin (China)
Chin is the land of the east to which Xena travels in order to help her friend and spiritual mentor, Lao Ma (see "The Debt I" and "II"). Xena visited this land many years earlier and wrought devastation on the houses of Lao and Ming by kidnapping Ming Tien and killing his father, Ming Tsu. When Lao Ma calls for Xena to fight the 'Green Dragon', Xena returns and exacts revenge for her friend's horrible death at the hands of her cruel son.

Xena later returns to Chin to find Lao Ma's book. She discovers that Lao Ma has twin daughters, one of whom plans to use the book for her own evil ends. Xena teams up with the other twin to recover the book and save Chin from a bloody war (see "Purity" and "Back In The Bottle").

Chin is mentioned by Brunhilda in "The Rheingold". She said her people called it the land that sent them the demon. The demon in this case was Xena. In "Path Of Vengeance", Eve tells Xena and Gabrielle that she is going east, to Chin and the Indus (India). Chin is also mentioned by Brutus in "When Fates Collide".

Choboes
Fighting sticks used by the Amazons. They are about 2 feet long and used in pairs. Xena's skill in the use of these weapons is shown in the episode "Hooves And Harlots" when she fights Queen Melosa. The choboes were Queen Melosa's favoured weapons.

Cimmerians
The Cimmerians were known in Homeric times as an historical people living on the shores of the Black Sea. It is the Cimmerian treasure which is being hunted for in "A Fistful Of Dinars".

Cirra (Cirrha)
Cirrha is on the shores of the Sinus Corinthiacus, in the Central-Southern area of Greece, south-west of Delphi and the Parnassus mountains.

In "Xena: Warrior Princess", Cirra was the unfortunate village which was burnt to the ground, due to Xena's overenthusiastic army. In the episode "Callisto", Xena tells Gabrielle "it was just another village to conquer, nothing out of the ordinary." However, this was the home of Callisto's family who were tragically killed in this incident, with Callisto being one of the few survivors. Xena claims this as the only time that women and children died at the hands of her army.

In "Destiny", Xena rides through the place where Cirra once stood, reliving the events of her past. Later, in return for Callisto's help, she goes back once more to confess her crimes to the people who have built a new village there.

Mentioned in flashback in the episode "Send In The Clones".

Cirvik
Cirvik is the leader of the Horde, the fearsome tribe who once heavily defeated Xena's army. Xena and Gabrielle steal his adopted daughter, Pilee, away from him in order to return her to her real family (see "Daughter Of Pomira"). However, Xena wonders whether she did the right thing, when she sees how this has affected Cirvik and realises he loves Pilee just as much as her real parents do.

Cleon
One of the warlords from "The Play's The Thing". When Gabrielle's play sells out (in more ways than one!) Zehra is desperate to ensure that she will profit from her venture. She offers Cleon a share in the profits if he is willing to put up some money. However, whilst backstage, Cleon hears Gabrielle's plans to change the play. On the first night, he overpowers Joxer (not that difficult!) and then goes after Gabrielle. Luckily Xena arrives and captures all three warlords and then 'persuades' them to give their profits to the orphanage!

Cleopatra
Cleopatra was the Legendary Queen of the Egyptians. Whilst visiting Greece an attempt is made on Cleopatra's life (by Jett) and it is up to Autolycus, Gabrielle and Joxer to save her (see "King of Assassins"). When Xena saves her life, Cleopatra invites Xena to visit her in Egypt sometime.

Later, back in Egypt, Cleopatra is murdered by Brutus who sends her a message in which a poisonous snake is hidden. She opens the scroll and is bitten and dies. Knowing that three Roman leaders are vying for control of the Egyptian fleet, Xena takes Cleopatra's place (see "Antony And Cleopatra").

Cloning
A term used loosely to describe the procedure of using DNA to reproduce an exact replica of a living organism. In "Send In The Clones", Xena and Gabrielle are returned to the present day by means of cloning.

Clotho
The youngest of the three Fates and the one that spins a person's life thread.

Cokeliss, Harley
Director for "Chariots Of War".

Colosseum
The great amphitheatre of ancient Rome, where gladiatorial combat was held for the amusement of Caesar and the general populace.

Commandant
When Xena is imprisoned for a past misdeed in which she was responsible for the death of Thalassa, an innocent village girl, she comes up against the Commandant of the prison. This person turns out to be none other than Thalassa herself who managed to survive her ordeal. She is bent on revenge until Xena saves her life during a prison riot. Influenced by Gabrielle's words and Xena's actions, Thalassa forgives Xena and lets her go free (see "Locked Up And Tied Down").

Corinth
A city in Southern Greece, located near the shores of the Sinus Corinthiacus. Corinth is mentioned in "Hooves And Harlots" by Queen Melosa. A great battle was fought there between Xena's army and the Centaurs. It is also referred to in "Callisto" and "Past Imperfect".

Corrections Officer
Corrections Officer, Bob Eastwick, appears on the Channel 6 News in "Send In The Clones". He reports on the casualties suffered by his people as a result of Xena's rampage and also mentions her strange frisbee-like weapon!

Cortese
The warlord who attacked Xena's village and was responsible for the death of Xena's brother, Lyceus. In "Death Mask", Xena's older brother, Toris, is bent on revenge against Cortese but when given the opportunity to slay him, he is unable to kill him in cold blood.

Council Member/Minister
In "Married With Fishsticks", this is the man who warns Hagar about the possibility of him losing credibility if he doesn't sort out his personal life. Later, the same man acts as the Minister who is to marry Hagar and Crustacea/Gabrielle.

Coyle, Paul Robert
Writer For "Ten Little Warlords", "A Necessary Evil", "The Execution", "Sacrifice II" and "Send In The Clones".

Crabella
One of Crustacea's so-called friends (see "Married With Fishsticks"). In reality, she is competing with Sturgina for the attentions of Hagar, Crustacea's husband.

Craigan
Draco's second-in-command in "A Comedy Of Eros".

Crassus
One of the Roman triumvirate, along with Caesar and Pompey.

In "When in Rome" Xena enters Rome with the intent of freeing Vercinix, a captured Gaelic warrior. She barters with Caesar for the release of Vercinix in exchange for Crassus whom she has captured. As part of Xena's plan, Crassus is switched with Vercinix inside the prison but Gabrielle does not return his identifying ring to him, knowing this will lead to his execution in Vercinix's place. Although originally intent on returning the ring, she changes her mind after hearing about Crassus' evil slaughter of women and children in Gaul.

Creon
One of Hesiod's gang in "The Titans". Creon is dismissive of Xena until he sees her fight. When he exits the tavern, Gabrielle orders the titans to "disperse these ruffians". Creon is then literally blown away!

Crete
A mediterranean island, south of Greece. The home of Marat (see "Crusader") who was hunting for slaves in Phoenicia.

Crias
One of the three Titans whom Gabrielle unwittingly freed in "The Titans". Crias appears to like humans and is accused of being weak by Hyperion, the Sun Titan. Eventually, Crias tries to prevent Hyperion from killing human children and he is killed in the ensuing fight.

Cronos (Kronos)
One of the Titans, Cronos was the son of Uranus and Gaia, husband to Rhea and father of Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon and Zeus. After being given the prophecy that one of his sons would overthrow him, Cronos swallowed each of his children immediately after their births. Understandably, Rhea was unhappy about this and gave birth to her sixth child in secret. She presented a stone to Cronos, wrapped in a bundle like a child and he promptly swallowed it. Once Zeus had grown to adulthood, he came before his father and presented him with a potion which made him vomit up all the children he had swallowed, as well as the stone. Zeus and his brothers and sisters then rebelled against Cronos and overthrew him.

In "God-Fearing Child", Hera takes Hercules to the forest of the Titans to find one of Cronos' ribs, knowing she will have to pay for her betrayal of Zeus.

Crop Festival
A festival celebrated in Gabrielle's village of Potidaea. In "Hooves And Harlots" Gabrielle warns the Amazons that she was not allowed to dance at this festival because she brought a bad harvest!

Croupier
The croupier and dealer in the casino featured in "King Con". He works for Titus and his job seems to mainly involve letting his boss know when a customer is having a winning streak.

Crown of Athena
In "Key To The Kingdom", Autolycus declares he has been after the Crown of Athena for years. Apparently, it had been locked away some 20 years previously, after King Cleades disappeared and a key was needed to help find it. It turned out that the 'key', a map to the crown, was printed on the baby's blanket.

Crucifixion
In the ancient world, this was a widespread method of putting people to death. It was particularly popular with the Romans. It entailed binding or nailing a person to a cross. In some cases, the victim's legs were broken to speed death.

In "Destiny", Xena was crucified by order of Caesar and had her legs broken. Luckily, she was rescued by her friend, M'Lila. In "The Deliverer", Gabrielle is captured by Caesar who intends to do the same to her. She is seen tied to a cross and is just about to have her legs broken when Xena arrives to rescue her. Later, in the land of Illusia (see "The Bitter Suite") Xena is once again hung on a cross and at the mercy of Gabrielle's hate. Then, we see Xena and Gabrielle crucified together in the episode "Ides Of March".

The crucifixion of Xena by Caesar also appears in flashback (see "When Fates Collide") when Alti lays her hands on Xena. Furthermore, in this episode, Gabrielle narrowly escapes crucifixion, thanks to Xena's intervention. However, Xena is not so lucky. Once more, Caesar has her legs broken, and once more, she is hung on a cross to die.

Crustacea
Hagar's estranged wife in "Married With Fishsticks".

Cullar
Cullar is the villager being baptised by the Baptist (see "Motherhood") when Xena, Gabrielle and Eve arrive.

Cult Of Blood
Cult instigated in Rome by the emperor Caligula (see "The God You Know").

Cupid (Gr. Eros)
The Greek god of love, Cupid is the son of Aphrodite. He fell in love with a mortal woman called Psyche, much to Aphrodite's annoyance (at first) although she later repented and made Psyche immortal so she could be with Cupid forever. They have a baby son called Bliss.

Cupid is often frustrated by his mother's interference in his affairs, as can be seen in "For Him The Bell Tolls". Despite his arranging a perfect match between Princess Ileandra and Prince Sarpedon, Aphrodite threatens to destroy his good work and bring about a war between the two kingdoms. With Gabrielle's help though, events are put right.

Cupid also appears in "A Comedy Of Eros" and is mentioned by Dexon in "Warrior, Priestess, Tramp".

Curse of Gabrielle
Gabrielle doesn't have much luck with men. Admittedly, she left the "dull and stupid" Perdicas to go with Xena (see "Sins Of The Past") but after that came a truckload of romantic disasters. There was Sphaerus, the warlord's son, whom she thought could be her 'oak in the forest' (see "Chariots Of War"). Luckily for him he had a narrow escape! Then she was chosen to be the bride of Morpheus, who would have had her killed at the 'wedding' (see "Dreamworker"). Next came Phyleus, the boy priest whom she left to continue her travels with Xena (see "The Titans"). Following that, came Iolaus. Now that looked promising - after all, they weren't going to kill him off now, were they? Sadly, it was not to be, because Iolaus looked like he could have made her happy but we all know that heroes sacrifice their personal lives in order to do good, so that wasn't going to work (see "Prometheus").

After all this trauma, you would think Gabrielle would call it a day, but no, she seems to be a glutton for punishment. So, who was next on the list? Well, Talus and Gabby seemed to get on fairly well, both being good at telling stories and everything. Sadly, Talus was expendable and was taken to the other side by Celesta (see "Death In Chains") leaving poor Gabs with a broken heart.

Not long afterwards, Gabrielle met up with Perdicas again and realised she did find him attractive after all but after sharing a few kisses Perdicas left with Helen of Troy instead (see "Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts"). One episode later, it looked like Gabs had forgotten about both Talos and Perdicas and decided to settle instead for 'the blind bard' Homer, also known as Orion (see "Athens Academy"). Well, that was obviously nothing more than friendship so he managed to survive. Not so for Petracles though, who sacrificed his life, saving Gabrielle in "A Fistful Of Dinars". Finally, to round off Season One, Democritus nearly gets himself killed trying to save Gabrielle in "Is There A Doctor In The House?" but it seems his infatuation with Gabrielle goes unrequited.

Events seem to spiral downwards from Season Two (as if they could get any worse!). Gabrielle almost makes a fool of herself by flirting with David, only to find out he is engaged to Sarah (see "Giant Killer"). Then, Gabrielle finally marries Perdicas, thereby dooming the poor sod to become yet another victim. After only one day of marriage to Gabrielle, Perdicas, is killed by Callisto (see "The Return Of Callisto"). Gabrielle is understandably heartbroken and seems intent on avoiding male relationships after this (and can you blame her?). Nevertheless, she is roped into yet another dodgy marriage, this time to King Solus who was actually dead and she was soon to follow (see "Blind Faith"). After that there was the incident with Joxer in "A Comedy Of Eros" but she was shot with one of Cupid's arrows so wasn't exactly thinking straight! Unfortunately for her, neither was Draco when he was shot with Cupid's arrow and immediately fell in love with her.

So, who was next? Well, Khrafstar managed to worm his way into Gabrielle's affections, only to trick her into losing her blood innocence (see "The Deliverer"). As a result, Dahak took advantage and got Gabrielle pregnant with Hope (see "Gabrielle's Hope"). You can hardly blame the poor girl for totally losing interest in men after this, particularly when Attis the apeman seemed to be the only prospective mate available (see "Fins, Femmes And Gems"). No wonder she wandered into the realms of fantasy, preferring to dream about meeting a handsome prince instead (one who wouldn't get himself killed - see "If The Shoe Fits"). Even when a reasonable opportunity presented itself, in the form of Lin Qi, she shied away from his attentions (see "Back In The Bottle") preferring to lose herself in fantasy again as a mermaid with a house under the sea, a husband and three very strange-looking children (see "Married With Fishsticks"). I wonder what Freud would have had to say about that dream!

Joxer's son, Virgil seemed to be the next prospective candidate but nothing came of that, apart from a steamy kissing session when both were under the influence of Xena's evilness in "Heart Of Darkness". Following this, Gabrielle ended up as one of Gurkhan's wives but only because she wanted to get close enough to him to kill him! Of course, being an enemy of Xena and Gabrielle is bad luck at the best of times but even friends can end up dead. For instance, Gabrielle really blew it with desert nomad, Korah in "Legacy" when she accidently knifed him, thinking he was attacking Xena. This was probably Gabby's lowest ebb as far as relationships with men were concerned.

Ever the optimist though, Gabrielle shared some cosy moments with Virgil in "The Abyss" although the circumstances could have been better; being on someone else's menu isn't exactly conducive to a romantic evening. The noble Virgil even offered to take her place on the spit! Amazingly, they both survived although Virgil suddenly disappeared, never to be seen again. Perhaps it was the sight of Gabrielle being marinaded that frightened him away.

Well, Gabby's disinterest seems to have reached its zenith at this point. It didn't stop the admirers queuing up though, did it? In fact, Brinhilda fell for Gabrielle in a big way (see "The Rheingold" and "The Ring") but Gabs wasn't interested so Brinhilda sulked for a while but then decided to impress her potential love interest by turning herself into an impressive circle of flame; the big snag being that she wasn't able to turn back! Silly girl! Instead, she had to be content with toasting Gabrielle's toes while she slept.

Poor Gabrielle! Even Aphrodite made a play for her in "The God You Know" and Gabs didn't know where to put her face! This bout of shyness didn't last though: before you could say 'Andy Warhol', our Gabs was on tv trying to persuade Xena to spill the beans about the nature of their relationship. What some people will do for fame, eh?

So, Gabrielle appears to have given up on men and, as you all know, rumours abound regarding the true nature of her relationship with Xena.

Curses
"Immortal father, Zeus in heaven! Curse this brute if he eats me! Torture him with the slain serpents' blood and the crows' droppings" - Gabrielle on being captured by the blind Cyclops in "Sins Of The Past".

Cyane
The beautiful queen of the Northern Amazons who was betrayed and killed by Xena. Later, Xena makes amends by helping Cyane (along with the other Amazons she'd killed) to reach the Amazon afterlife (see "Adventures In The Sin Trade I" and "II").

Cyane
The second queen of the Northern Amazons we encounter (see "Lifeblood" and "Kindred Spirits"). In "Lifeblood", Cyane is the acting regent for her tribe but is the person destined to change the violent ways of the Northern Amazons after she and the rest of her tribe are shown visions of their past. However, in "Kindred Spirits", more of her tribe's traditions are shown to be erroneous and, one by one, they are altered to fit in with their new philosophy. Presumably, this Cyane snuffs it sometime between the end of Season 5 and the middle of Season 6, given that she has been replaced by a new queen!

Cyane
This is the first Cyane - known as the Atma Cyane (see "Lifeblood"). Many years in the past, the ancestors of the Northern Amazons (the Tretolmecs) were a scattered band of women fighting to survive against a group of cannibals (the Samites) who had slain and eaten their menfolk. Desperate for a strong leader, the fierce warrior Samsara and their gentle leader, Karina called upon a shaman to bring them the Atma who would guide them all. The result was a teenage high school girl being pulled into the past to lead the Amazons. Her name was Cyane and, after a shaky start, she introduced the Tretolmecs to horseriding. With this new skill, they were able to defeat their mortal enemies. In honour of Cyane, all future queens were named after her and the tribe thereafter called themselves Amazons.

Cyane
The present queen of the Northern Amazons (see "Path of Vengeance" and "To Helicon And Back") Cyane was formerly Eris, the second-in-command to Queen Cyane (see "Lifeblood" and "Kindred Spirits"). As it is the custom in this tribe that all their queens adopt the name of Cyane, when Eris became queen she put aside her old name.

Cyclops
A Cyclops is a rather stupid giant with one eye in the middle of its forehead. All Cyclopses are sons of Poseidon.

At some time in the past, a Cyclops was blinded by Xena to stop his 'people-eating' behaviour. This particular Cyclops appears in "Sins Of The Past". Later, we hear that Poseidon is angry at Ulysses for blinding his Cyclops son, Polythemus (see "Ulysses").

Cycnus
A warlord who believes that war is the answer to everything and that those who refuse to fight are weak (see "Chariots Of War"). Cycnus is intent on going to war against a group of settlers and bullies his son, Sphaerus into helping him. In order to encourage him, he tells Sphaerus that Xena killed his brother. Sphaerus is enraged and vows to kill Xena. However, Xena tells Sphaerus that she did not kill his brother and his father finally admits to killing his own son because he was a peacemaker rather than a warrior. Sphaerus attacks his father, but it is Xena who strikes the killing blow against Cycnus.

Cynara
The seeress who tells King Gregor that a child has been born who will one day take his throne (see "Cradle of Hope").

Cypio Africanus The Fifth
Xena (as Fasmia) uses Cypio Africanus as her husband's name, whilst undercover as a Roman noblewoman (see "Legacy").

Cyra
In "If The Shoe Fits", Princess Alesia comes from Cyra.

Cyrene
Xena's mother. We first experience Cyrene as being bitter towards her daughter for bringing shame upon her village and, consequently, she is very mistrustful of Xena's motives (see "Sins Of The Past"). When it appears that Xena has, once again, betrayed her, she turns her back on her. However, when she realises that Xena has really changed, she embraces her and welcomes her back. We later learn that Cyrene killed Atrius, Xena's father (or is he?) in order to protect Xena from being murdered by him (see "The Furies").

Cyrene nearly becomes a victim of Callisto's revenge when the nutty warrior rounds up the villagers of Amphipolis, intending to let them burn to death, just as her parents did at Cirra (see "Intimate Stranger"). This must have been very creepy for Cyrene, as Callisto was in Xena's body at the time!

We meet Xena's mother again in "The Furies", when Xena must avenge her father's murder or remain cursed with persecution and madness by the Furies. Cyrene tells Xena that Atrius, Xena's father, returned unexpectedly from war one night and they had a night of passion together. Even after Xena convinces the Furies that Ares was the culprit that night, Cyrene seems unconcerned that her daughter may actually be a half-god and fails to question whether or not Ares is actually Xena's father!

Some time later, Xena returns home to Amphipolis but is pursued by a bounty hunter who intends to kill her (see "Takes One To Know One"). When the bounty hunter is murdered, Xena briefly accuses her mother, reminding her that she had killed someone to protect her daughter before.

Cyrene's next appearance is in "Lyre, Lyre, Hearts On Fire". She seems blissfully unaware that, not so long ago, her daughter was crucified and resurrected, although at least she acknowledges Xena's pregnancy. In fact, she spends most of her time trying to find a suitable father for Xena's child!

In "Amphipolis Under Siege", Cyrene finally gets to hold her granddaughter, Eve, although this is the first and last time she does so. By "Coming Home", we find out that Cyrene was accused of being a witch and was subsequently burnt at the stake by the villagers of Amphipolis. Mephistopheles told Xena that he would continue to torment her mother in Hell unless she gave him some of Eve's blood. Xena eventually does so, in order to free Cyrene's soul. Once freed, Cyrene says goodbye to Xena, Eve and Gabrielle and then her spirit departs.

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