![]() Although Terreis is already dying, she is impressed by Gabrielle's bravery and gives her right of caste. 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. 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. She turns down offers to join the tribes, preferring an independent, nomadic lifestyle to the membership of a collective. But she is careful to emphasize that she is not an Amazon, nor does she deserve the honor of becoming one. With her fighting skills and advocacy for women's rights, Xena bears a striking resemblance to the Amazons. A queen's authority may also be openly challenged by another royal Amazon and her title relinquished if she is defeated in single combat.Īlthough several tribes are known in different countries, Xena deals prominently with the Greek Amazons and the Northern Amazons of Siberia. Each tribe is headed by a queen, whose position may be either inherited, or passed on as a right of caste to any named successor. The Amazons trace their creation to the goddess Artemis, and value an all-female society that strives to uphold the same rights and freedoms for women as those of men. They are first depicted as a large nation that spreads throughout the land and then later as a number of tribes scattered throughout the world, segregated by an unknown cataclysm from their distant past. The Amazons are an all-female tribe who make frequent appearances in the series. She is Xena's moral guide, companion, and soulmate. Though Xena initially resisted her, Gabrielle pushed her luck and impressed Xena enough to become her sidekick. She was rescued in Xena's first acts of good and immediately decided to remain with Xena as an ally. Gabrielle (portrayed by Renee O'Connor) - One of a number of farm girls who were about to become slaves. ![]() She is considered extremely powerful in the spiritual world, having defeated Alti on many occasions. Xena is considered to be a counterpart of Hercules, despite her supposed pure-mortal blood-status. 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 (portrayed by Lucy Lawless) - 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.Iolaus (portrayed by Michael Hurst as an adult, and Dean O'Gorman as young Iolaus in flashbacks and in Young Hercules) - Hercules' sidekick, best friend, and companion.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 Hercules (portrayed by Kevin Sorbo as an adult, Ian Bohen as young Hercules in flashbacks, Ryan Gosling as young Hercules in Young 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.Main characters: (left to right) Gabrielle, Xena, Hercules and Iolaus
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