A new Xena is born tonight, with a new purpose in life – death." ―Xena, applying the pinch to a roman, in “ Destiny"After her banishment from Amphipolis, Xena traveled towards Italia by sea. " You've got thirty seconds to live, but know this: you won't be the last. Cyrene blamed Xena heavily for what happened and she forced Xena to leave Amphipolis ( XWP: " Sins of the Past," " Death Mask"). In the heat of it, Lyceus was killed and Xena was blamed for this. When he returned, a fierce battle was waged.
After Cortese attacked once, the villagers fended them off, but Xena knew that he would be back and so she used the surrounding villages as a buffer. Toris and few other villagers ran for the hills to escape the battle. When Xena was in her late teens, the warlord Cortese attacked and raided Amphipolis, Xena gathered an army, made up of simple farmers from her village, including her brother Lyceus.
Xena began teaching herself how to fight and eventually taught Lyceus how, too. Xena has a flashback of Lyceus' death, in " The Haunting of Amphipolis" ( XWP: Fins, Femmes and Gems) Xena and her older brother Toris however, did not always meet eye-to-eye: they got on for the sake of Lyceus. When Xena was seven-years-old, her father returned home from the Temple of Ares drunk, claiming the need to sacrifice Xena to Ares, he was slain by Cyrene with an axe, ( XWP: " The Furies") Xena and Lyceus were very close whilst growing up, they enjoyed fishing and would constantly attempt to catch Solaris, the biggest fish in the lake. Nelo was a traveller of mysterious background who stayed with Cyrene, after learning they had given birth to a girl. Xena was born to Cyrene and either Nelo or Ares in the Thracian village of Amphipolis. Xena and Lyceus attempt to catch the fish Solaris.
She returned after death as a ghost alongside Gabrielle. Xena had to die to fight Yodoshi, and then stay dead to protect the souls from being condemned once again. These souls were captured by Yodoshi and were rendered unable to cross over to the other side. During her journey to Jappa with Borias, years before meeting Hercules, she unknowingly caused the death of 40,000 residents of a large village. Her final demise was deemed necessary to complete her quest for redemption. Xena claimed that giving birth to Solan was one of her turning points, along with meeting Hercules and Gabrielle.Īfter being set on a path of redemption by Hercules, she traveled with Gabrielle to fight for the Greater Good.
Xena gave birth to her and Borias' son, Solan, in the middle of one of the greatest battles of the age: the Battle of Corinth, between Borias, herself, and the centaurs. She traveled the world with her lover, Borias. This began her journey to becoming a violent and merciless warlord. Lyceus was killed in the battle, so Xena was ostracized and forbidden to return. She organized a small band of men consisting of simple villagers and her two brothers, Toris and Lyceus, against their mother's wishes. In her late teens, Xena's village was raided by the warlord Cortese.
With Gabrielle her best friend in the beginning and then later her implied lover and soulmate, she became renowned as one of the greatest heroes of the time, traveling to places such as India and Egypt, fighting for the greater good. After being redeemed by Hercules, she attempted to walk a path of redemption. Most notably was Chin, Siberia, Jappa and the Norseland, Britannia, and Greece. With her lover, Borias, she traveled to numerous countries, making her name known and feared. As a warlord, she was at the head of one of the most ruthless and destructive armies that the world had ever seen. Xena: Warrior Princess Xena of Amphipolis, also known as the Warrior Princess and the Destroyer of Nations, was a legendary figure in ancient Greece and throughout the known world.