List of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess characters
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is an American television series based on the tales of the classical Greek hero, produced from January 16, 1995, to November 22, 1999. It had two spin-off series: Xena: Warrior Princess, which ran from 1995 to 2001, and the prequel Young Hercules, which ran in 1998 and 1999. This list includes significant characters from all three series.
Main characters
- Hercules - The demi-god son of Zeus and Alcmene and strongest man in the world, and arch-rival to his older half brother Ares, the God of War. The champion of man who defeated and reformed the once power-hungry warlord Xena making her see the errors of her ways that set her on her path of redemption
- Iolaus - Hercules' sidekick, best friend, and companion.
- Xena - Once a power-hungry warlord, she was shown the error of her ways by Hercules and later repented and renounced her old life as an evil warrior. However, as she was about to turn her back on her old life, she came across a group of young girls destined to be sold into slavery, one of which was Gabrielle, who later allied and morally guided Xena in her adventurous journeys. Xena is considered to be a counterpart of Hercules, despite her supposed pure-mortal blood-status. She is considered extremely powerful in the spiritual world, having defeated Alti on many occasions.
- Gabrielle - One of a number of farm girls who were about to become slaves. She was rescued in Xena's first acts of good and immediately decided to remain with Xena as an ally. Though Xena initially resisted her, Gabrielle pushed her luck and impressed Xena enough to become her sidekick. She is Xena's moral guide, companion, and love interest.
The Amazons
Although several tribes are known in different countries, Xena deals prominently with the Greek Amazons and the Northern Amazons of Siberia. With her fighting skills and advocacy for women's rights, Xena bears a striking resemblance to the Amazons. But she is careful to emphasize that she is not an Amazon, nor does she deserve the honor of becoming one. She turns down offers to join the tribes, preferring an independent, nomadic lifestyle to the membership of a collective. The series reveals that some of the Amazons do not trust Xena because of atrocities she committed against them in her past, although most respect her abilities as a warrior.
Gabrielle, on the other hand, during her first encounter with the Greek Amazon tribe throws herself over an Amazon named Terreis to protect her from falling arrows. Although Terreis is already dying, she is impressed by Gabrielle's bravery and gives her right of caste. Terreis was the next in line to rule, and by giving Gabrielle the right, Gabrielle becomes an Amazon Princess of the Greek tribe.
This chance encounter leads to Gabrielle's acceptance into the Amazons, and with it she carries her title's duties and expectations. Although Gabrielle decides to continue to follow Xena on her adventures, she is occasionally called by her Amazon sisters in times of need or to fulfill her duties as royalty. The tribes also value Xena as an experienced warrior, and occasionally request her assistance.
Among the known Amazons are:
- Amarice - She is an over-zealous young Amazon. She disputed Eli's philosophy of non-violence and criticized Gabrielle for following it. Amarice vowed to live her life in memory of "The Warrior Princess". Killed in battle.
- Chilapa - The second-in-command to the residing Amazon queen Ephiny. When Ephiny is killed in battle at the hands of Brutus, Chilapa leads the Amazons until the return of Gabrielle, who is the true queen of that tribe. When Gabrielle decides to step down from her role as queen and remain with Xena, Gabrielle gives her Right of Caste to Chilapa to serve as official queen of that tribe.
- Lilith - Jason's first love, and mother of his daughter Seska.
- Melosa - The queen of an Amazon tribe of Greece. Her sister Terreis is killed by an arrow and protected by Gabrielle who bestows upon her her right of caste. Melosa upholds the right of caste despite protests from Ephiny.
- Princess Terreis - Princess of the Telaquire Amazons. Killed by Krykus in battle. She was replaced by Gabrielle.
- Queen Cyane I - Queen of the Northern tribes. Killed by Xena under Alti's influence.
- Queen Cyane II - Another queen of the northern tribes.
- Queen Cyane III - The third and final queen of the Northern tribes.
- Queen Ephiny - The proud and loyal Amazon queen of the Telaquire tribe. Although loyal to her tribe, she wanted to foster peace between her people and the Centaurs. She later marries a Centaur named Phantes, and bears him a centaur son named Xenan in honor of Xena. She is the queen of an Amazon tribe while Queen Gabrielle is away. She is later killed by Brutus and her spirit is late seen by Gabrielle.
- Queen Gwyn-Teir - Queen of the Celtic tribes. Killed in battle and her body fed to a shark to save the other Amazons from shark's teeth.
- Queen Hippolyta - Daughter of Ares and an unknown mortal woman. She is the queen of the Amazons.
- Queen Kanae - Queen of the Telaquire tribes.
- Queen Marga - A queen of the Greek tribes who was killed by Prince Moloch.
- Queen Mawu-Ka - Queen of the African tribes. Killed in battle.
- Queen Mayam - The queen of a renegade outlaw Amazon tribe. She was responsible for blinding Ruun, killing his parents, and abducting his sister Siri. She was later killed in battle by Hercules.
- Queen Otere - A child who as an adult became a queen of the Northern tribes.
- Queen Varia - Another queen of the Greek tribes who trained by Xena after Marga's death.
- Solari - An Amazon who befriends Gabrielle and supports her becoming Queen of the Amazons. Velasca declares her a traitor to the Amazon nation. In "A Necessary Evil", Solari aids in attacking Velasca and setting up a trap to slow her down. She was killed at the beginning of the episode "Endgame" by Brutus' troops.
- Tura - Varia's younger sister. Killed in Livia's attack.
- Yakut - The shamaness of the Northern tribes who revived Alti's spirit for good without the knowledge of the danger. Killed in battle, but her spirit continued forever.
Mortals
- 50 Daughters of King Thespius - 50 unnamed women who are King Thespius' daughters. When King Thespius became the King of Athens, his oldest daughter and her sisters pursued Hercules so that he would sire children with them. When they followed him to Traycus, they eventually turned their attention to Salmoneus. In "The Wedding of Alcmene," the 50 Daughters of King Thespius attended the Wedding of Alcmene where most of them met Domesticles. The lead sister asked Alcmene why Hercules was shy around her.
- Alcmene - Alcmene is the mother of Hercules and Iphicles through Zeus. Later on her life, Alcmene marries King Jason which resulted in Jason passing the crown to Iphicles. She later dies of a weak heart.
- Alti - Alti is an evil shaman who sought revenge against the Siberian Amazon nation for expelling her from their tribe. She is repeatedly defeated by Xena and Gabrielle.
- Amphion - A warrior who fought many battles alongside Hercules and Iolaus. During the Siege of Carthage, the men under his command disobeyed his orders and killed the women and children. Because of this, Amphion left the warrior business, became a holy man of peace, and settled in Plurabus. The then fell in love with Lea. The politician Tracius framed Amphion for killing Tallus and Shira. When Hercules and Iolaus found the Sword of Veracity, they proved Amphion's innocent and exposed Tracius as the true culprit. Afterwards, Amphion and Lea got married. In "The Wedding of Alcmene", Amphion officiated the wedding of Jason and Alcmene.
- Argonauts - A group of heroes who accompanied Jason, Hercules, and Iolaus in finding the Golden Fleece.
- * Archivus - The Argonauts' bard and recorder. In "The Wedding of Alcmene", Archivus attended the wedding of Jason and Alcmene where he assisted in fighting off the mercenaries enlisted by Patronius.
- * Domesticles - The Argonauts' master of the discus. In "The Wedding of Alcmene", Domesticles attended the wedding of Jason and Alcmene and even spent time with the 50 Daughters of King Thespius. He later assisted in fighting off the mercenaries enlisted by Patronius.
- * Phoebe - The daughter of the Argonauts' lookout Lycinus who accompanied the Argonauts into reclaiming the Golden Fleece from the Blood-Eye Cult following her father's death. In "The Wedding of Alcmene", Phoebe attended the wedding of Jason and Alcmene. She told Hercules that Echidna can't come as she is pregnant. Phoebe later assisted in fighting off the mercenaries enlisted by Patronius.
- Atalanta - Atalanta is a Greek athlete, blacksmith, and female warrior exclusive in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. She fell in love with Hercules right from her first appearance.
- Autolycus - Autolycus is the self-proclaimed "King of Thieves" who has a kinder heart than he lets on. He is friends with Xena and Hercules, though they don't always trust him for his devious nature. In Greek mythology outside of the show, Autolycus is a demigod son of Hermes and Chione.
- Bellerophon - Believes himself to be a son of Artemis by a mortal father. He swore to exterminate the Amazons after they abandoned Artemis as their Goddess of worship. When Bellerophon recognizes Xena among the Amazons he is attacking, he makes a plan to trap and kill her in retribution for killing his mother Artemis. When Xena prevails in battle, she gives Bellerophon the opportunity to live by giving up his fight against the Amazons, but he believes he can't be killed since he is a half-god which sealed his fate.
- Beowulf - A warrior who recruits Xena to kill the monster Grindl.
- Borias - A warlord who became good. He later became Xena's lover, and the father of Solan. He unsuccessfully tried to make numerous alliances during his expedition with Xena. He grew concerned with Xena's involvement with Alti, especially upon learning she was pregnant. As their relationship crumbled, he grew distant as Xena showed her power-mad true self. His end came during the Battle of Corinth while Xena was searching for the Ixion stone and took centaurs prisoners. Knowing their relationship was over, Xena refused to wait to give birth to their son or give him to Borias. After failing to convince Xena to not start a war with the centaurs, he betrayed her and became allies with the centaurs. During a night attack he tried to get Xena to leave with him, but Xena's servant Satrina crippled his knee by stabbing him in his leg and Dagninr easily killed him. Borias caught a glimpse of his son before bleeding to death. Borias never forgave himself for abandoning his original family.
- Belach - The firstborn son of Borias and his then-wife Natassa and older half-brother of Solan, whom he never met. Xena seduced his father away from him as a young boy and he and his mother fell into servitude. Ever since then, Belach has despised his father and Xena even more. Currently a wealthy lord and the spitting image of his late father Borias, whose name was never to be spoken, he married the love of his life, Leanna, who died giving birth to his only daughter Nica. She fell in love with a centaur named Xenan, Ephiny's now-adult son, whom he believed kidnapped her. Driven by grief and anger, he declared war on all centaurs, had his men hunt them down and exterminate them, and placed a bounty on Xenan. After his army discovered the secret camp where the centaurs were hiding, his army massacred every centaur there, leaving no survivors. He army threw the centaurs bodies into a pit to be discovered by Xena, Gabrielle, Xenan and Nica. Xena revealed that Nica was pregnant with Xenan's child; unable to change his mind, she captured and kidnapped him and revealed who she was. Xena took him back to camp to show him what he did and make Belach understand that Borias was a good man. Later he captured Xenan and demanded a trade for his daughter Nica; instead Xena was willing to trade Belach's life for the centaur. A fight broke out and Xena and Belach were about to kill each other, but Xena revealed to Belach how her relationship with Borias crumbled and how he tried to change, dying for his son. Xena takes full responsibility and blame. Belach finally forgives his father and Xena, lets Xenan go and gives him and Nica a new home in which to live.
- Brunhilda - A warrior woman who falls in love with Gabrielle during the ring trilogy of Xena episodes.
- - Mother of Xena. Tavern and inn-keeper, prominent figure in the village of Amphipolis.
- Dagnine - Xena former's right-hand and former lieutenant during the Battle of Corinth. Fought and killed Borias in a duel. Dagnine searched and found the Ixion Stone that transformed him into a hideous, but super-powered centaur. He was killed by Xena.
- David - An Israelite shepherd, poet, and musician. With the help of Xena, he is able to determine the weak spot on Goliath's forehead and kill him with his sling, defeating the Philistines.
- Deianeira - Deianeira was the wife of Hercules. She gave birth to his three children; Aeson, Klonus, and Ilea. She was known to be feisty when she met Hercules. However, Deianeira and her children were killed by Hera.
- Draco - Warlord enemy of Xena.
- Eli - Mystical healer befriended by Xena and Gabrielle in India, who later martyrs himself to Ares.
- Eve - Xena's daughter who bears Callisto's soul. When Xena and Gabrielle were believed to be dead, the infant Eve was taken in by Octavius, who is later known as Augustus Caesar, and raised to become Livia, the ruthless and bloodthirsty Champion of Rome. The return of her mother eventually causes Livia to discard her role as the Champion of Rome and embrace her original name, Eve, and become the messenger of Eli. Known as the bringer of Twilight, Eve's life has been targeted since birth as Xena has the power to kill the Gods so long as her daughter is alive.
- Falafel - A traveling merchant who opened food stands all over Greece. He was selling fast food falafels when he first met Hercules in "The Other Side." In "Once a Hero", Falafel was in Argos selling souvenirs like Hercules dolls and Argo models at the time of a 10-year Argonaut reunion. In "Promises", Hercules and Iolaus found that Falafel had set up a fast food stand on the path to Zebron. Iolaus was so hungry that he went against Hercules' advice not to order from Falafel's fast food stand. The food gave Iolaus stomach problems. In "The Wedding of Alcmene", Falafel was on the road selling tacos to Princess Dirce at the time when Iolaus was running to get Iphicles. Though Iolaus encouraged her not to eat the tacos, Princess Dirce did so anyway and later threw up when she joined Iolaus. Hearing about Jason and Alcmene's wedding, Falafel invited himself to it as a caterer where he made them a giant wedding cake. In "Doomsday", Falafel owed money to his creditors and disguised himself with a beard where he sold sea serpents with "Eyes and Fries" in Euboa. In "Surprise", Falafel became a friend of Hercules' family and catered to his birthday party. When Callisto poisoned the guests, Falafel tried to kill Iphicles, whom he saw as a pig. In "The End of the Beginning", Falafel was in Cyrenia trying to sell a device called the Falafelometer. Hercules had to step in to save him when a rowdy villager tried to eat one of Falafel's egg-laying chickens.
- Felicita - Wife of Gladius and former personal slave to Postera, wife of Menas Maxius, the governor of Apropus. She fell in love with the slave, Gladius, and together they conceived a child. Maxius kept the couple separated and when the child was born, he banished Felicita and her son from the province; telling Gladius that they had died during childbirth. Eventually, Felicita returned to Apropus to free Gladius. She was waylaid by a highwayman and rescued by Hercules and Iolaus. She told them her story and they agreed to find and free Gladius along with all the other slaves. In the end, the heroes were able to free the slaves; re-uniting Felicita and her son with Gladius.
- Gladius - A brave warrior who was imprisoned and made a slave for fifteen years by Menas Maxius and his wife Postera in the Roman province of Apropus. He was made to fight in brutal gladiatorial games against vicious animals and against other slaves. Once, after pleasing his captors, he was offered the company of a woman named Felicita who was one of Postera's personal slaves. The two fell in love and conceived a child. Maxius lied to Gladius, telling him that Felicita died in childbirth when she had merely been banished from Apropus. A broken-hearted man with nothing left to live for, Gladius continued to fight as a gladiator until Hercules brought him the news that his wife and child were still alive. Gladius assisted Hercules in freeing the other slaves and overthrowing the Romans before he was finally re-united with Felicita and his son.
- Gurkhan - A warlord with a reputation for being one of the most illustrious men in North Africa and he owns a collection of wives. He has many loyal bodyguards who act as his decoys to hide his true identity. Gurkhan is responsible for raiding and killing many villagers in Gabrielle's hometown Potidaea. He beheads Gabrielle's mother and father and kidnaps her niece, Sara. When Gabrielle returns to her home village, she finds out from [|her sister] that Gurkhan was responsible for the raid. Gabrielle travels alongside Xena, Eve, and [|Virgil] to North Africa, where they free Sara and Gurkhan's other wives and trick Gurkhan's guards into killing him.
- Heliotrope - A prostitute and a friend of Mica who worked at the Pleasure Palace owned by Salmoneus' brother-in-law in Enola. The two of them took a liking to Salmoneus and saved him when Pilot tried to have him hanged for refusing to pay protection money. In "The Wedding of Alcmene", Heliotrope was a guest at Jason and Almene's wedding.
- Ilainus - Champion of Athena and second-in-command of her army. She appears in the Xena episode "Amphipolis Under Siege".
- Jonathan - Son of Saul and crown prince of the Israelites, Jonathan leads their resistance against the occupying Philistines. He is killed by Goliath, who crushes him under a thrown chariot.
- Joxer - Joxer is a loyal friend to both Xena and Gabrielle. He is in love with Gabrielle, but his love is unrequited, so Joxer settles for being a good friend. Joxer comes from a ruthless warlord family, but he is the Black Sheep. He eventually marries Xena look-alike Meg and is the father to Virgil. Joxer is killed by Livia while he tries to protect Gabrielle. He is eventually reincarnated in modern America as a woman named Annie Day. When she believed herself to be the recent Xena vigilante depicted in the news, her boyfriend, Harry O'Casey, accompanied her to a past-life counsellor. It was then discovered that she was in fact the reincarnation of Joxer and Harry was that of Xena. Later, Ares swapped the souls of she and Harry.
- Julius Caesar - Roman general and statesman and the Conqueror of Gaul. Once a lover and now enemy of Xena. Just like his historical counterpart, Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of senatorial conspirators led by Brutus and Cassius on the Ides of March, 44 BC.
- King Iphicles - Half-brother of Hercules. His father is Amphitryon and his mother is Alcmene. Iphicles became a successor to Jason after the latter married Alcmene.
- King Jason - The legendary ruler of Corinth and Argos, hero to Hercules, and leader of the Argonauts. Jason later gave up his crown to Iphicles and married Alcmene.
- King Sisyphus - The King of Corinth who cheated death and ran afoul of Xena and later Hercules. King Sisyphus was marked for death following a disagreement with Zeus. The first time, he cheated death by chaining up Celeste. Xena freed Celeste from her chains, but Sisyphus got away. The second time, King Sisyphus tricked a man named Timuron into taking his place. Hades enlists Hercules to apprehend King Sisyphus in three days, with failure meaning that Timuron will be condemned to Tartarus. Since his wife Karis was barren, King Sisyphus was told by the Oracle of Delphi to mate with Timuron's widow Daphne in to produce an heir. With help from Karis, Daphne, and Iolaus, Hercules apprehended King Sisyphus and handed him over to Hades. Hades instructs Charon to take King Sisyphus to Tartarus. King Sisyphus escaped from the Underworld and stole the Sword of Ares. He held a contest in which whoever slayed the Barrachus would win the Sword of Ares. While still trapped in Callisto's body, Xena worked with Ares to win the contest even when the truth of the Barrachus was revealed. When Xena and Ares win the contest, King Sisyphus admitted that Hades cut a deal with him to become the new God of War if he delivers the world's ten best warriors to him. After Xena gives Ares his sword back, King Sisyphus disappears back to Tartarus.
- Kirin - princess of Castus, was once married to Prince Mileus who died in a war, leaving her to raise her two sons Protos and Macareus with the aid of her mother-in-law, Queen Parnassa. The queen takes advantage of an amnesiac Hercules and tried to brainwash him into believing he was her deceased son Mileus, with Princess Kirin to pose as his wife. The queen did not count on the princess gaining legitimate feelings for Hercules. Unable to bear the deception and wanting Hercules to love her as himself, the princess helps him get his memory back. Together, they overthrow the queen, with Kirin taking her place as ruler.
- Lao Ma - Lao Ma is a woman of peace and wisdom and wife of Laozi. She is one of the influential figures in Xena's life. Lao Ma possesses great spiritual power, which she tried to teach to Xena. Lao Ma in the Xenaverse is the true founder of Daoism.
- Lea - A young woman from Thrace whose parents were killed by the crooked politician Tracius. Upon arriving in Plurabus, she fell in love with Amphion even when Tracius framed him for the deaths of Tallus and Shira. Posing as a Hestian Virgin, she assisted Hercules and Iolaus into searching for the Sword of Veracity. Once the Sword of Veracity was in their possession, Lea, Hercules, and Iolaus exposed Amphion's innocence and exposed Tracius as the true culprit. Afterwards, Amphion and Lea got married. In "The Wedding of Alcmene," Lea was with Amphion when they were invited to the wedding of Jason and Alcmene. While Amphion officiated the wedding, Lea assisted in Iphicles' coronation.
- Lila - Gabrielle's sister. She is a warm and adoring sister to Gabrielle, but conventional by comparison. She lives at home in Potidaea with their parents Herodotus and Hecuba. At first she resents Gabrielle leaving her, but when Gabrielle returns and helps to save their village, Lila soon develops a high regard for the maturity and the skills that Gabrielle has acquired over the course of her adventures with Xena. She catches up with Gabrielle whenever she can and at one point she travels from Potidaea to Amphipolis to attend a surprise birthday party for her. Many years later after Lila married and had a daughter named Sara, things went dark when her daughter was kidnapped by slave traders and sold to Gurkhan, a notorious warlord. With her sister and Xena temporarily missing, her parents and husband decided to take action into their own hands. The trio traveled hoping to get her back, but Gurkhan was quick to have her family beheaded. When Gabrielle and Xena were found alive, the two promised Lila to retrieve Sara.
- Lilith - A friend of Hercules, Iolaus, Jason and cadet at the academy. Unbeknownst to their friends, Jason and Lilith began secretly dating, or "going steady" as Jason referred to it, before Lilith left the academy once more for an Amazon lifestyle. She soon discovered that she was pregnant with Jason's daughter, Seska, but decided to raise the child as an Amazon, with no need for a father. Lilith briefly reunited with Jason many years later when he became the new Headmaster at the academy. She introduced him to their daughter during this time. Lilith and Seska would later settle down in a village some distance away, where Seska briefly and illegally joined a coven of witches.
- Lyceus - The younger brother of Xena and Toris. He was killed by Cortese.
- Mabon - A 10-year-old boy who is a Druid and the Keeper of Wisdom. Mabon is modeled after the Celtic god Mabon.
- Marcus - an arms dealer who was later redeemed and a very close acquaintance and lover of Xena's, and probably a family friend since he knew Xena's mother. At some point in their relationship he claimed she tricked him. He was also Xena's true love mentioned in the scrolls, and Xena admitted her feelings when she and Marcus briefly rekindled their love. He was killed protecting a kidnapped princess and sent to Tartarus, but as a ghost was able to reach for Xena's help to save the Underworld, which was in chaos. He was given temporary life to help Xena stop a killer who stole Hades' Helmet of Invisibility, and the Underworld was taken over and set right. In order to rejudged by Hades, Xena had to kill Marcus, now a permanent resident in the Elysian Fields, and they shared a final kiss before she left the Underworld to return to the world of the living, knowing they would be reunited. Xena mentioned him as one of the victims whose life was stolen by Celestia along with her son and younger brother.
- M'Lila - A runaway Gaelic slave girl from Egypt who teaches Xena how to use pressure points, and many other moves, in the season 2 episode "Destiny". M'Lila frees Xena from crucifixion in this episode, and is killed by Caesar's men while protecting her, which is what turns Xena evil. M'Lila's shirt design is what Xena later bases her armor on.
- Meg - One of the many Xena look-alikes in the series. She first appears in the episode "Warrior... Princess... Tramp" where she is hired to impersonate Princess Diana, another Xena lookalike who had previously asked Xena to impersonate her as protection from assassins. She appears again during an incident involving a fourth Xena look-alike, Leah, a priestess dedicated to Hestia. Meg runs a brothel and has a bad reputation as a harlot and a petty thief. Ultimately she has a good heart, working alongside Xena and Gabrielle on numerous occasions. Later in life she marries Joxer and raises three children with him.
- Mica - A prostitute and a friend of Heliotrope who worked at the Pleasure Palace owned by Salmoneus' brother-in-law in Enola. The two of them took a liking to Salmoneus and even saved him when Pilot tried to have him hanged for refusing to pay protection money. In "The Wedding of Alcmene", Mica was a guest at Jason and Almene's wedding.
- Minya - A common woman who yearns to be a fierce warrior like Xena. However, her attempts at heroics often end in comic relief. She is from the village of Laurel and is initially involved with fellow villager Hower, although later in the series she begins traveling and realizes she is a "thespian" after becoming involved with an actress named Paulina.
- Najara - A strange warrior woman who is led through life by Djinn. She leads a group of warriors to fight for the light against evil. Xena discovers that Najara is not as good as she appears to be. Najara gives wrongdoers the chance to repent and turn to the light, but if they refuse or she senses their conversion is not pure, she then kills them. Xena eventually incarcerates her.
- Natassa - She was Borias's wife and the mother to his first son Belach. They split up when she discovered his affair with Xena and spit in Borias's face after he told her he wouldn't have cheated if she was more a woman. She and Belach fell into servitude after Borias abandoned them, and it is unclear if she ever forgave him.
- Nebula - A female pirate who is the half-sister of Gilgamesh and princess of Sumeria.
- Perdicas - Gabrielle's fiancé, but she is reluctant to marry him and runs away to travel with Xena instead. After Gabrielle left, Perdicas becomes a soldier to "toughen up." He meets with Gabrielle while fighting at Troy. He later appears again and tells Gabrielle that he is disillusioned with military service and is tired of killing. He asks Gabrielle to marry him, and she accepts. But soon after their wedding, he is killed by Xena's nemesis Callisto.
- Princess Dirce - The daughter of King Meneleus of Cryos. She first appeared where she acted as the defense attorney for Iolaus when he was framed by Autolycus. After Autolycus was exposed as the culprit, Princess Dirce agreed to have her father rewrite the laws of Cryos. In "The Wedding of Alcmene", Princess Dirce encountered Iolaus while dining at Falafel's stand when he was going to get Iphicles to succeed Jason. In "Hercules on Trial", Princess Dirce was called to Athens by Iolaus when Hercules was being prosecuted by Spencius, who claimed that Hercules' heroism is costing the lives of those who try to be like him.
- Rena of Corinth - The stepdaughter of the warlord Gorgas who fell in love with Iphicles when he was posing as Hercules. She forgave Iphicles and went on to marry him. In "The Wedding of Alcmene", Rena was present at Jason and Alcmene's wedding and also when Jason crowned Iphicles the new King of Corinth. In "Love Takes a Holiday", Iolaus mentioned that King Iphicles and Rena are having a child. In "War Wounds", Rena was mentioned to have died of a disease when King Iphicles was away negotiating a dispute. King Iphicles never forgave himself for not being by Rena's side during her last day.
- Rheanna - a rebel who led a fight against the corrupt king Melkos, and continued to lead it even after her lover Jordis was presumed dead. Hercules came to aid her and her people in the rebellion, the two growing feelings for one another. It is discovered Jordis is alive, and together they manage to defeat Melkos. She and Hercules part on good terms, the hero feeling the land was in good hands under her leadership.
- Salmoneus - A salesman who is always on the lookout to make a quick dinar and not above tricking people by selling faulty goods. Also a friend to Xena and Hercules. Occasionally, Salmoneus shows some caring and kindness.
- Solan - Xena and Borias' son who was raised by the centaur Kaleipus following Borias' death. Although he never knew his father Borias because he died on the day he was born, he heard about his good deed to the centaurs and also knows that his father did many terrible things before he became good. He was murdered by Gabrielle's evil demi-god daughter Hope, but his spirit later creates the Land of Illusia to help Xena and Gabrielle make amends for their friendship and past. His soul was trapped in the underworld after he refused to be sent to The Elysian Fields because he didn't want to forget his time with Xena. Xena eventually gets his soul to the Elysian Fields and he names Xena's daughter Eve. He is also the younger half-brother of Lord Belach, whom he never met.
- Tara - A young girl who meets Xena and Gabrielle as they are asked to return the urn of Apollo. She initially tries to fight Gabrielle in order to take her place. Later she becomes a shop assistant in a town that prohibits dance.
- Virgil - The eldest son of Joxer and Meg. Virgil lives with his parents and younger brother and sister at the family's inn. Virgil is an aspiring poet and warrior. After his Joxer is reunited with Xena and Gabrielle, Virgil joins them on their quest to find Xena's long-lost daughter Eve. Virgil witnesses Joxer's death at the hands of Eve, then known as Livia, Champion of Rome.