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Mac
Mac is a huge Joxer fan and self-proclaimed 'computer nerd' (see "Send In The Clones"). He is part of Dr. Alexis' research team, who are collectively responsible for selecting appropriate clips of Xena episodes to download into the Xena and Gabrielle clones.

Mac receives the dubious honour of Xena putting the pinch on him. He is also deluded, believing that he is going to be Xena and Gabrielle's first '21st century man'. Oh, apparently, he also has some of Dr. Spock's toenail clippings!

Macedonia
Mentioned in the episodes "Old Ares Had A Farm" and "Send In The Clones".

Macon
One of the prisoners on the prison ship in "Tsunami", Macon is a nasty piece of work. He is a murderer and has no thought for anyone but himself. When the survivors on board the ship are running out of oxygen, Macon tries to drown the injured merchant, Thadeus. Then, when he drops his wineskin whilst escaping the overturned ship, he wrestles with Xena for her wineskin. Even after Xena has saved his life, he shows no gratitude and wants to know what she expects from him. When she replies "nothing", he walks away shaking his head in disbelief.

Maecenus
In "Fins, Femmes And Gems", Maecenus is a warlord, employed by Aphrodite to take the stolen Mystic Diamond to her temple at Parnassus. However, Xena blocks off Maecenus' route so that he has to go around the lake instead. Then, Maecenus has to deal with Gabrielle who steals the diamond from him. Just as he and his men are about to shoot Gabrielle, Joxer arrives and swings her to safety. Not to be deterred, Maecenus gives chase but ends up entangled in Xena's fishing line.

Maell
The fanatical son of Anteus, who is jealous of his younger brother, Icus (see "Altared States"). Maell tricks his father into believing that their god wishes him to sacrifice Icus to prove his loyalty. Xena discovers the trick and gives chase. In the process, Maell is trapped on a collapsing bridge. Rather than let Xena save him, he plunges into the torrential waters below.

Magaera
One of the three Furies - 'The Jealous One'.

Magdelus
One of the Amazons who helps Gabrielle to change into Terreis' clothes (see "Hooves And Harlots"). She tells Gabrielle that Terreis was very wise.

Magi
In the episode "Eternal Bonds", Joxer introduces three strangers who came to see baby Eve. One brought grain, one fruit and one laurel oil. They turned out to be warriors sent by Poseidon, Apollo and Artemis to kill Eve.

Magmar
One of the potential buyers bound for Lord Malthus' island to view the powerful 'weapon' he has acquired (see "The Royal Couple Of Thieves"). At first meeting, he and Autolycus nearly come to blows but Xena manages to diffuse the situation.

Main, Stewart
Director for "Death Mask".

Malik
Malik is Cortese's lieutenant (see "Death Mask"). He is ruthless and cruel and when Toris 'captures' Xena to prove his loyalty to Cortese, Malik decides to take the credit for himself. However, when Xena escapes, Malik captures Toris and has him beaten, knowing that Xena will come to rescue her brother. When Xena willingly walks into the trap set for her, Malik captures her and takes both her and Toris to Cortese's dungeon.

When Malik receives a message from Cortese (actually sent by Xena) informing him to storm the castle, he soon finds out he has been tricked by Xena. When Cortese is forced into revealing that the band of raiders are his troops, Malik charges towards Cortese to strike him down. Xena then intercepts and kills him.

Mallette, Robert Sidney
Writer for "The Xena Scrolls".

Malta
Mediterranean island south of Italy. Malta is the home of Milo, a bidder at the auction in "Who's Gurkhan?".

Malthus
Lord Malthus is a powerful warlord who stole the 'Ark of the Covenant' from Xena's friends and is offering this powerful 'weapon' to the highest bidder (see "The Royal Couple Of Thieves"). When the buyers arrive as guests at his castle, Malthus lets them view the weapon whilst warning them about the security measures he has put in place to avoid anyone stealing it. However, during the night, someone steals the Ark and replaces it with Malthus' dead body.

Manheim, Chris
Writer for "The Prodigal", "Altared States", "A Solstice Carol", "Here She Comes, Miss Amphipolis", "A Comedy Of Eros", "Maternal Instincts", "King Con", "Tsunami", "Chakram", "Animal Attraction", "Punch Lines", "Eternal Bonds" and "Livia". Story for "Remember Nothing" (Co), "The Quest" (Co), "The Bitter Suite" (Co), "Tsunami", "A Family Affair" (Co), "Paradise Found", "Devi", "The Convert" and "God-Fearing Child". Teleplay for "A Family Affair" and "Eve".

Manie River
This is the river that the Red Valley Gang were making for in "Forgiven".

Manney, Patricia
Writer for "Is There A Doctor In The House?".

Manus
The priest of Morpheus, he captures Gabrielle and tries to trick her into losing her 'blood innocence'. When he fails to do so, he tries to force Gabrielle into killing someone but Xena arrives on the scene and saves her friend, with her 'blood innocence' intact.

Maphias
In "Remember Nothing" when Xena has a chance to relive her past before she became a warrior, we meet Maphias, Xena's unlikely fiance. He is concerned about her strange behaviour and advises her to 'go with the flow' rather than try and fight a battle she cannot win against the three warlords who are in power. However, after causing Lyceus and Xena to be captured, along with the slave (Gabrielle) they have rescued, he manages to free them whilst grudgingly admitting he was in the wrong. When Xena makes the decision to return to her life as a warrior, her life with Mathias and her brother, Lyceus no longer exists.

Marathon
Town on the east coast of the Attica Peninsula and north east of Athens. Marathon is mentioned in "One Against An Army", by Phiddipides. He says the foreign troops had laid waste there and were headed for Athens, where Spartans and Greeks were fighting together against the Persians.

Marcus
Xena's true love, Marcus was first introduced in "The Path Not Taken". Marcus is someone who has done many bad things and once tried to change, but found it too difficult. Despite this, Marcus is killed whilst protecting someone else. In "Mortal Beloved" Marcus returns from the dead as a ghost, asking for Xena's help to restore the good souls to the Elysian Fields and the bad souls to Tartarus. Xena agrees to help Hades recover his Helmet of Invisibility if he will let Marcus live again so Hades grants him life temporarily. When Xena and Marcus retrieve Hades' helmet and return it to him, Xena persuades Hades to judge Marcus again and he agrees to let him enter the Elysian Fields where he waits for Xena to join him one day (although it looks like he's going to be waiting in vain if current plot developments are anything to go by).

Marga
Queen Marga is the current queen of the Greek Amazons, at the time that Xena and Gabrielle have redeemed Eve and Xena has slain half the Olympian gods (see "Motherhood").

Following a skirmish with Ares' army, Marga thanks Xena for her help and introduces herself and her second-in-command, Varia (see "Coming Home"). Marga then asks Xena to kill Ares, as he seems intent on wiping out her tribe. However, when Marga discovers that Xena has brought Livia, the bitch of Rome, into Amazon territory she refuses Xena's help and prepares for war against Ares' troops. Xena manages to draw Ares into a fist fight and, believing Ares to be mad, his troops flee.

Marga appears once more in "Dangerous Prey", where she is hunted down by Prince Morloch whilst trying to find out why members of her tribe have been disappearing. Morloch captures Marga in a cruel snare, tortures her and then sends her back to her tribe to give them a message. Xena finds Marga, who gives her queen's necklace to Xena to be passed on to Varia. Marga then dies in Xena's arms.

Marmax
A Mitoan General, Marmax believes he is fighting on the side of justice against the Thessalians (see "Is There A Doctor In The House?"). Through witnessing the horrific wounds of the soldiers fighting on both sides, he realises that he must put an end to the war and discuss peace with the Thessalians.

Martin-Jones, Chris
Director of "Legacy" and "Path Of Vengeance".

Martyr
One of Shakti's followers is captured by Khindin (the reincarnation of Alti) but he refuses to betray either Shakti (Gabrielle) or Arminestra (Xena). As a result, Alti kills him (see "Between The Lines").

Mask Of Queenhood
A full-faced mask, worn by the Queen of the Amazons. Gabrielle passes the mask to Ephiny who says she will only rule as regent until Gabrielle returns to rule as queen.

Master Of Lies
Alternative name for Mephistopheles, King of Hell; given by Eve when summoning him from Hell (see "The Haunting Of Amphipolis").

Master Swordsman
The Master Swordsman (referred to as Sensai) is the owner of the Sacred Katana (see "A Friend In Need I"). Xena challenges him for ownership of the sword and he mocks her for being a woman and a foreigner. Naturally, he pays for his insolence!

Mattie
A charlatan regression therapist in the 90's who, through regressing Annie, finds out she was Gabrielle in a past life. When she finds out that her crooked partner, Marco, is none other than Ares, the god of war himself, she decides to change her ways and falls in love with Harry, who just happens to be a reincarnation of Xena (convenient, eh?).

Mavican
Mavican is an ambitious warrior who wants to replace Xena as Ares' favourite (see "Succession"). When Ares laughs at her arrogance, she sets out to kill Xena in order to prove her worthiness. Ares is visibly impressed at her skill, when she attacks Xena and he decides to pit them against one another in a deadly game. Mavican is delighted at being given this chance but does not realise that Ares is more interested in testing Gabrielle to see if she has the nerve to kill Mavican. Even though Xena tries to tell Mavican that she is being used by Ares, she refuses to listen. Xena is forced to call her bluff and she and Mavican end up dangling on vines, over a deep pit. Afraid of dying without making a name for herself, Mavican calls on Ares for help and, in doing so, seals her fate. Ares rescues Xena but leaves Mavican to die.

Mawu-Ka
Queen Mawu-Ka is an African queen, who pledges her support and allegiance to the Amazon nation. Unfortunately, she is killed during the attack on Bellerophon's fortress (see "To Helicon And Back").

Maxwell, Garth
Director for "Mortal Beloved", "The Execution", "The Lost Mariner", "Forgiven", "Past Imperfect", "Devi", "Endgame", "Seeds Of Faith", "Looking Death In The Eye", "The Haunting Of Amphipolis", "The God You Know" and "The Last Of The Centaurs".

Maya
Eli's assistant in "Devi". Eli performs a rope trick and Maya climbs the rope which does not appear to be attached to anything. However, something goes wrong and Maya disappears. Suddenly, she reappears but has been possessed by a demon. She attacks Xena and Eli but Xena fights her. Gabrielle holds her down and the demon leaves her and goes into Gabrielle instead.

Maynard, Kevin
Writer for "Married With Fishsticks".

McGibney, Linda
Writer for "Daughter of Pomira".

Medusa
The chief of three snake-headed Gorgons. In "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" Gabrielle says that Medusa is the next opponent on their list; a quip used to get rid of Joxer! Medusa is also mentioned, again by Gabrielle, in the episode "Past Imperfect".

Meg
Yet another Xena lookalike, Meg is a 'loose woman' who constantly gets in with the wrong crowd. She appears to be a bit of a schemer, but she isn't very bright, which means that her schemes tend to fall apart around her. In "Warrior, Princess, Tramp" she is involved with Agis, in a scheme to kill King Lias and take the place of Princess Diana on the throne. In the end, she helps Xena and is given a chance to redeem herself by becoming the palace cook.

In "Warrior, Priestess, Tramp" we see Meg running a brothel. She does appear to have a good heart though, as she naively believes she is doing the temple a favour by stepping in for Priestess Leah, when really she is unknowingly involved in an attempt to kill the Hestian virgins.

Megaera
Megaera is one of the three Furies, along with Alecto and Tisiphone. The Furies appear in the following episodes: "The Furies" (S3), "Motherhood" (S5) and "Coming Home" (S6).

Mekonos
In the episode "Vanishing Act", Mekonos is the island home of Tarsus of Siros.

Melana
Melana runs an orphanage which the king is trying to shut down because they cannot afford to pay their taxes. After Xena shows him the error of his ways, Melana reveals herself to be the king's long lost wife.

Melas
Melas is filled with grief and bitterness when his son is killed by Callisto, posing as Xena. When he meets Xena, he tries to kill her, believing she is responsible for his son's death. Finally, Xena convinces him that she is not the murderer and he realises his actions could lead to more innocents being killed. Fortunately, Xena manages to save Gabrielle from Callisto so all ends well.

Meleager The Mighty
Meleager the Mighty was once a fearsome warrior with a reputation for being lethal in battle. However, when called upon to save Gabrielle's village of Potidaea, it becomes apparent to Gabrielle and Lila that he has a bit of a drink problem. Meleager has lost his nerve and is fed up with killing. Luckily, Gabrielle and Lila manage to help Meleager to recover his lost confidence and save Potidaea.

When Gabrielle encounters Meleager again, he is in deep trouble. He has been imprisoned for murder and is about to be executed. The problem is that he cannot remember whether he did commit the murder or not, as he was drunk at the time. Xena manages to save his life (just about!) and prove his innocence and Meleager is allowed to go free.

Meleatus River
In "Chariots Of War" Xena leaves Gabrielle and rides off to find a way to cross this river.

Melinda Pappas
A southern belle, Melinda Pappas is the daughter of a famous translator who could read ancient texts. She teams up with Janice Covington to search for the famous Xena Scrolls and finally earns Janice's respect when it is revealed that Melinda is a descendant of Xena.

Melodia
Supposed music capital of Greece (see "Lyre, Lyre, Hearts On Fire"). It was the venue for the Battle of the Bands.

Mendala
Wife of Vercinix, Mendala seeks Xena's help when her husband is taken prisoner by the Romans. Xena and Gabrielle travel to Rome to free him and reunite him with his wife.

Menos, House Of
One of the two feuding families in the episode "Been There, Done That".

Menticles
One of the commanders of the troops stationed at the Athenian fort under siege by the Horde (see "The Price"). At first, Menticles is resentful of the fact that Xena comes into the fort and immediately takes command. However, he soon realises that Xena has brought new hope to the soldiers and that they now have a chance of survival.

Mephistopheles
A made-up name, possibly from Greek words meaning 'not loving the light.' The name (used for a Devil) first appeared in the Mediaeval Faust legend. This Devil was renowned for leering, sneering and jeering.

Mephistopheles is the King of Hell (see "The Haunting Of Amphipolis"). He has been tormenting Cyrene's soul and tells Xena he will continue to do so until he is given some of Eve's blood. With her blood, he will become flesh and can then enter the world. He means to rule in place of the Olympian Gods.

At first, Xena resists him but she is unable to fight him in his own realm as he is too powerful. Instead, she allows him to enter the world, which will give her a better chance of defeating him (which of course she does). However, victory comes with a price as Xena must now take Mephistopheles' place as the King of Hell.

Mercer
Another commander at the Athenian fort (see "The Price") Mercer willingly hands command over to Xena. However, when Xena sends him out of the fort to obtain reinforcements, he disobeys her instructions to head North and takes the shortest route. Although he is badly injured, he manages to make it back to the fort and admits to Xena that he should have listened to her.

Merchant
Whilst in the Norse lands, Gabrielle comes across a merchant and asks him about his tapestry, which depicts a group of young women riding horses across the sky (see "The Rheingold"). He tells her of the Valkyries, warrior maidens chosen by Odin to escort warriors who died gloriously in battle to the halls of Valhalla.

Meridian
A priestess of Dahak, who sacrifices herself to her god by tricking Gabrielle into killing her (see "The Deliverer"). Gabrielle believes she is saving Khrafstar from being sacrificed by Meridian on the temple altar but this is all part of the plan to destroy Gabrielle's blood innocence.

Merryfield, Andrew
Director for "Been There, Done That", "Gabrielle's Hope" (Co), "The Quill Is Mightier", "Vanishing Act", "The Convert" and "Punch Lines".

Mesas
The young Centaur who charges at Xena after she renders his bow useless (see "Hooves And Harlots"). Xena sidesteps out of the way and Mesas crashes into a fallen treetrunk, damaging his lung. Of course, Xena uses several of her many skills to fix him up again.

Mesmer
Another one of Xena's victims from the past, encountered in her dream passage in "Dreamworker".

Messenger
The Messenger who brings the bad news to King Barus that the Princess Ileandra has been captured by King Lynaeus and taken to his kingdom (see "For Him The Bell Tolls).

Messenger
In Aphrodite's story (see "If The Shoe Fits") Joxer is the messenger who brings the news to Sidero (Aphrodite) and Pelia (Xena) that the prince is looking for a bride.

Messenger Of Eli
Eve is referred to as the Messenger of Eli in "The Haunting Of Amphipolis". She is the Messenger whose blood must be spilled in order for the King Of Hell, Mephistopheles to be made flesh and appear in the world to rule in place of the Olympian Gods. Eve is also referred to as the Messenger of Eli in "Path Of Vengeance".

Messini (Messene)
Town in the Messenia area of south-west Greece. Miss Messini was an entrant in Salmoneus' beauty pageant (see "Here She Comes, Miss Amphipolis").

Metal of Hephaestus
A tough and durable 'miracle metal' belonging to the God Hephaestus and with which the sword of Hephaestus was wrought. It is possible that Xena's chakram is made from the same material.

In the episode "The Dirty Half Dozen" Agathon thinks the metal will allow him to rule the world. The secret of the metal was stolen and given to him by Ares.

Meticles
On returning to Ithaca, Ulysses, Xena and Gabrielle come across a man being attacked by bandits on the road (see "Ulysses"). They go to the rescue and Ulysses recognises the man as his old friend, Meticles. On seeing his king, Meticles is delighted and reports that Penelope will be delighted to hear that he is alive. This is how Ulysses finds out he has been tricked by Poseidon into believing his wife is dead.

Metzger, Joel
Story for "The Haunting Of Amphipolis" (Co). Teleplay for "The Haunting Of Amphipolis". Writer of "The Ring", "Dangerous Prey", "Path Of Vengeance" and "The Last Of The Centaurs".

Mezentius
A weapons dealer who kidnaps a princess so a rival kingdom will be blamed and cause war to break out. Xena poses as a mercenary and convinces Marcus, who is working for Mezentius, that she is interested in making a profit from this. When Marcus discovers that Xena's real mission is to save the princess, he is hurt that she could not trust him and, angrily he summons Mezentius. However, when Mezentius tries to kill the princess, Marcus stops him and his killed instead. Xena then kills Mezentius.

Micah
Tara's boyfriend who uses her to steal the Urn of Apollo from the rest of the gang. He intends to dump Tara once he has what he wants. However, Tara refuses to give the Urn to him so he threatens to kill her until Xena steps in.

Michael
Archangel Michael who leads the assault against the demons of Hell, helps Gabrielle forgive Callisto and reunites Callisto with her parents.

Midian Highlands
An area in the war zone during the civil war between the Thessalians and the Mitoans (see "Is There A Doctor In The House?"). It is where the Mitoan General Marmax told his soldiers to pull back to at the end of the war.

Midwife
When Xena experiences terrible stomach pains whilst pregnant, Gabrielle rushes her to the nearest healer who is also a midwife (see "Them Bones, Them Bones"). After examining her, the midwife tells Xena that the baby is fine.

Milo
Zehra's shoulder-hugging sidekick Milo doesn't actually seem to serve a purpose in Zehra's schemes but it appears he does get a share of the profits (if any!) (see "The Play's The Thing").

Milo Of Malta
Bidder at the auction where Xena goes undercover as a slave to be sold, hopefully, to Gurkhan The Magnificent.

Miltiades
Helen's most trusted and loyal soldier who risks his life to get a message from her to Xena. Unfortunately, he is treacherously murdered by one of Deiphobus' henchmen.

Mineus, Prince
Mineus is the betrothed of Princess Diana and the older brother of Prince Philemon who is in love with Diana. Mineus is snooty and expects his bride-to-be to be docile and obedient. He is in for a shock when he meets Xena (disguised as Princess Diana) and soon beats a hasty retreat! This leaves his brother free to marry the princess he loves.

Ming T'ien
The son of Ming Tsu, head of the House of Ming in the land of Chin. Ming Tsu nicknamed him 'the Green Dragon' when he was a child. However, Ming T'ien saw both his father and mother as weak and seemed to despise them both.

In her bad old days, Xena kidnapped Ming T'ien for ransom and taught him the meaning of terror. He grew up a monster and killed his own mother, Lao Ma. When Xena realises the extent of his evil, she kills him with a hairpin (as you do!).

Ming Tsu
The father of Ming T'ien, he was killed by Xena whilst Lao Ma was trying to arrange peace between the Houses of Lao and Ming.

Minya
A common village girl, Minya is awed by Xena and her talents and wants to emulate her. However, she gets a bit miffed when she thinks Xena is trying to steal her boyfriend, Hower (see "A Day In The Life").

Minya carries Xena's whip which Gabrielle traded for a saucepan. Last we heard, Minya had decided to become a 'thespian' (see "The Play's The Thing").

Miramus
The place where Jett is tried for attempted murder (see "King Of Assassins").

Miridias
In "Warrior, Princess, Tramp" Agis wants to attack this town as soon as Meg (posing as Princess Diana) becomes queen. He wants to sell the citizens into slavery.

Miss Amphipolis
Xena enters Salmoneus' beauty contest in order to stop a war. She becomes 'Miss Amphipolis', with the help of Salmoneus and Gabrielle, donning a blonde wig and affecting a southern accent (Dallas style). Despite this, she wins the contest but withdraws, leaving a secret cross-dresser to take the title (see "Here She Comes, Miss Amphipolis").

Miss Artiphys
A cross-dresser who enters a beauty contest and is not happy when Xena enters as 'Miss Amphipolis'. However, whilst he discovers Miss Amphipolis is actually Xena: Warrior Princess, she discovers that he is not actually a woman. Xena assures him that his secret is safe and when she and many of the other contestants resign from the contest, he is chosen as the winner! (see "Here She Comes, Miss Amphipolis").

Miss Known World
The title of Salmoneus' beauty pageant (see "Here She Comes, Miss Amphipolis").

Miss Messini
Miss Messini has only entered the beauty contest to please her boyfriend and sponsor, the Doge of Messini. However, after talking to Xena and surviving an attempt on her life, she decides to resign (see "Here She Comes, Miss Amphipolis").

Miss Parnassus
Miss Parnassus has entered the beauty contest so the people of her village will not starve during the winter. However, she also resigns, saying that she will work alongside the rest of the villagers rather than lose her self-respect by continuing as a contestant. This does not please her sponsor, the Palatine Of Parnassus (see "Here She Comes, Miss Amphipolis").

Miss Skiros
A bit snotty, Miss Skiros holds herself apart from the rest of the contestants and appears to be the only one, apart from Miss Artiphys who wants to actually win. However, Xena saves her life, after which she too decides that winning is not worth it and resigns from the contest along with the others (see "Here She Comes, Miss Amphipolis"). Her sponsor was the Regent Of Skiros.

Miss Sunshine
In "Here She Comes, Miss Amphipolis", Salmoneus calls Gabrielle "Miss Sunshine" (he was probably being sarcastic!). See also Gabrielle's titles.

Mitoans
In the episode "Is There A Doctor In The House?", the Mitoans were engaged in civil war with Thessaly. It was the Mitoans who killed Ephiny's husband, Phantes. The Mitoan general, Marmax, was finally persuaded by Xena and Gabrielle (and probably Ephiny) to cease fighting and call an end to the war.

Miyuki
Miyuki is the evil servant of Yodoshi (see "A Friend In Need I") who lures victims into the teahouse and then, using an anklet of bells, she stamps her foot on the ground, thus giving the signal to Yodoshi that fresh souls await him in the teahouse.

In "A Friend In Need II", Xena's ghost allows Miyuki to follow her into the forest. Xena then kills Miyuki and takes the anklet from her. She then dresses as Miyuki and uses the anklet to lure Yodoshi into a trap.

Mizola
A village in the Peloponnese and supposedly the home of the Spartan, Dorian (see "One Against An Army"). However, Dorian turns out to be a Persian spy.

M'Lila
M'Lila was a stowaway on Xena's ship. When she was found, she impressed Xena with her 'pinch'. Xena asked her to teach her how to do it and she did. They became firm friends and when Xena was captured by Caesar and crucified, M'Lila rescued her from the cross. Later, whilst Xena was still weak and recovering from her injuries, a group of roman soldiers came to where they were hiding and M'Lila was killed whilst protecting Xena. It was from that moment on that Xena dedicated herself to destroying everything in her path.

Mnemosyne
Goddess of memory and mother (by Zeus) of the Nine Muses. She was the daughter of Uranus and Gaea. In "Forget Me Not" Gabrielle visits Mnemosyne's temple in order to forget her painful memories. See also Priestess Of Mnemosyne.

Mogador
Walled city in Morocco, North Africa. Mogador is the home of the vicious Gurkhan The Magnificent and is the setting for "Who's Gurkhan?".

Monlik
Xena trained Monlik as a thief back in her evil days. Since then he has become a master thief who has even taught Autolycus a thing or two.

In "The Dirty Half Dozen", Xena employs Monlik to investigate Agranon's castle. At first, Monlik seems willing to help in exchange for his freedom but he soon begins to question what he is getting out of the deal and he refuses to give Xena the map. Enraged, he attacks Gabrielle with his axe but Xena retaliates by nailing him to a tree with it.

Monster Grinhilda
Xena melted down the Rheingold in order to harness all its power into a ring (see "The Ring"). When Grinhilda put the ring on her finger, she was given a burst of strength and she hoped to use this to defeat Xena. However, just as she was about to strike Xena down, the ring began to change her into a hideous monster. Xena remarked that she had lost what she valued most - her humanity and her beauty.

Grinhilda suffered for 35 years in the form of a monster and spent much of that time chained up, held by Odin's lock (see "The Rheingold" and "The Ring"). Once she had forsaken love, however, she could use the ring's power to break free, which she did. At first, she was bent on revenging the death of her son, Grindl and the pain that Xena had inflicted on her. However, in "Return Of The Valkyrie" Xena begs for her forgiveness. Grinhilda relents and is changed back into her own form.

Morimoto
Morimoto is the Samurai warrior who kills Xena in "A Friend In Need II". He cuts off her head to keep as a trophy but Gabrielle defeats him in single combat and reclaims Xena's head and body. Not one to give up, Morimoto tries to prevent Gabrielle from reaching the Fountain of Strength and bringing Xena back to life. Once again, Gabrielle defeats him but refuses to give him an honourable death. Finally, even Gabrielle loses patience with him after he follows her to the top of Mount Fuji. She uses Xena's chakram to slice off Morimoto's head.

Morocco
Country in north-west corner of Africa. Xena, Gabrielle, Eve and Virgil travel to Mogador in Morocco to rescue Gabrielle's niece, Sarah who had been kidnapped and sold to Gurkhan The Magnificent (see "Who's Gurkhan?").

Morpheus
Morpheus is the god of dreams, who takes innocent young girls as brides. His priests capture Gabrielle but she manages to outsmart his minions without spilling any blood (see "Dreamworker").

Morris, Eric
Writer for "Key To The Kingdom".

Mother Of Peace
In the episode "Between The Lines", Arminestra, the Mother of Peace, is a future incarnation of Xena.

Mount Amaro
In "Ides Of March", Gabrielle is imprisoned by Brutus in a compound at the foot of this mountain.

Mount Areopagus
The Hind's Blood Dagger is kept here in the ruins of a crypt.

Mount Etna
A volcanic mountain on the island of Sicilia (Sicily). In "Tsunami", Mount Etna erupts and causes a huge tidal wave that overturns the boat carrying Xena, Gabrielle and Autolycus. In "Livia", Xena and Gabrielle are in a village close to the foot of Mount Etna, where they realise they have been buried for 25 years.

Mount Fuji
Volcanic mountain in Japan. Gabrielle refers to it as Mount Fujisan (see "A Friend In Need II").

Mount Nestus
Mount Nestus is located somewhere north of the Strymon River, and was the home of Nicklio the Healer (see "Destiny"). It is possibly in the region of the River Nestus (modern name Mesta) which drains into the Aegean Sea, a little further east along the coast from Xena's home village of Amphipolis. In "Destiny", Gabrielle takes Xena to Mount Nestus after she has been mortally wounded.

Mount Olympus
The home of the Gods, where Zeus held court. The 9,800ft mountain is on the borders of Macedonia and Thessalia. Olympus is mentioned by the old man from whom Gabrielle hitches a lift (see "Sins of the Past"). Gabrielle talks of Mount Olympus in the episode "Altared States". Xena and Gabrielle also visit Mount Olympus in order to confront Athena in "Motherhood">

Mount Poulis
This volcanic mountain is first mentioned by Gabrielle in the episode "Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts". In "A Fistful Of Dinars", the Hall Of Ambrosia is built into a cave at its foot.

Mr Lucky
The name Joxer gives himself when duped out of his dinars and his sword by Rafe and Eldon (see "King Con"). Presumably he is referring to the dinars he won at the gaming club!

Music
The music for Xena is composed by Joseph LoDuca and is available in CD format. Currently available are the soundtracks Volume I, Volume II, Volume III (The Bitter Suite), Volume IV and Volume V (Lyre, Lyre). These have been released on the Varese Sarabande label.

Mylon
In "For Him The Bell Tolls", Princess Ileandra of Mylon was one half of a love match created by Cupid. She was to elope with her betrothed Prince Sarpedon of Pyros.

Myopia
Gabrielle's disguise in "Vanishing Act". She is Myopia the fence, come to bargain with Tarsus for the stolen statue of Pax. At first, Tarsus is suspicious of her but soon his greed for money has him rubbing his hands with glee, particularly when a second bidder (Xena, disguised as Ezra) arrives to outbid Myopia.

Mystic Diamond
The North Star from the night sky. In "Fins, Femmes and Gems" the star was stolen from the Temple Of The Heavens by Maecenus so that Aphrodite could place it at the centre of her constellation. According to Xena, if the star is not returned to its rightful position in the sky, it will go out and the world will be in serious trouble.

Mystics
The Mystics were worshippers of the dream god, Morpheus. They held a fortress in the mountains which was protected by an army of warriors. At Solstice they would 'acquire' a maiden who had never killed before, and put her through a series of tests where she was tricked into killing to survive. As soon as she lost her 'blood innocence' she was sacrificed as the new bride of Morpheus. Gabrielle was kidnapped by the mystics for this purpose but put Xena's rules of survival (involving lots of running!) to good use.

Elkton, who helped Xena through her Dream Passage, was a Mystic of the old school, back in the days when the order was good. When he is reinstated as head of the order, he tells Xena that the only thing that will be sacrificed from now on is corn.

Mystic Warrior
One of the warriors sent by Manos to find Elkton and Xena (see "Dreamworker"). He is under instructions to kill them both. However, just as Xena is about to get her throat cut, her body disappears.

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