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Xena

Xena is a fictional character from the Xena: Warrior Princess franchise, portrayed by New Zealander actress Lucy Lawless and co-created by Robert Tapert and John Schulian. She first appeared as a villain in the 1995–1999 television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys before joining forces with Hercules. Xena was popular with fans, so the producers…

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Occupation
Warrior for good, formerly Warlord and Destroyer of Nations
Affiliation
Ares, Hercules, Borias, Caesar, Alti, Lao Ma, Ephiny, Joxer, Eve, the Amazons
Children
Solan (son, with Borias; deceased) · Eve (daughter; reincarnation of Callisto)
Created by
Robert Tapert · John Schulian
Family
Cyrene (mother) · Nelo (father; deceased) · Lyceus (brother; deceased) · Toris (brother)
First appearance
"The Warrior Princess" (1995)

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Xena

Nodes100
Edges99
Triples140
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02
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Xena

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related to Creation and production · 27
Xena → Argonauts, As, As Darkness Falls, Brigitte Lin, British, Gabrielle, Hercules, Hong Kong, In, Jason, Jay Leno, John Schulian, Lawless, Lyla, New Zealand, Robert Tapert, Swordsman II, Swordsmen III, Tapert, The
related to In other media · 24
Xena → Contest, Dark Horse Comics, Dark Xena, Dynamite Entertainment, Dynamite Entertainment's, Fate, Hercules, Horror, In, League, Legends, Lucy Lawless, Mount Olympus, Pantheons, She, Sivir, The, The Battle, The Simpsons, The Talisman
related to Popular culture · 22
Xena → After, Alias, Battlestar Galactica, Beatrix Kiddo, Bell, Bride, Buffy, By, Dark Angel, David Eick, Joss Whedon, Lucy Lawless, Max, Quentin Tarantino, Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, Sydney Bristow, Tarantino's Kill Bill, The, Uma Thurman's, Vampire Slayer
related to Origins on Hercules · 13
Xena → Darphus, Hercules, However, Illoran, In, Initially, Inspired, Killing, She, Ten, The Gauntlet, The Warrior Princess, Unchained Heart
related to Skills and abilities · 7
Xena → After, Along, Besides, She, These, Xena's, Yin-Yang
related to Lesbian subtext and debates · 6
Xena → Gabrielle, Jokes, Some, The, The Marching Xenas, Xena/Gabrielle
Relatives · 5
Xena → Jonah (grandson), Mel Pappas (descendant), Melinda Pappas (descendant), Melinda Pappas II (descendant), Unnamed maternal grandmother
Family · 4
Xena → Cyrene (mother), Lyceus (brother; deceased), Nelo (father; deceased), Toris (brother)
is a · 4
Xena → fictional character from the Xena, formidable tactician, playable character in the videogames Xena, protagonist of the story
Children · 2
Xena → Eve (daughter; reincarnation of Callisto), Solan (son, with Borias; deceased)

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gabrielle warrior also hercules lawless xena's eve callisto kill series character first ares lao princess chakram caesar lucy daughter becomes

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
XenaAffiliationAres, Hercules, Borias, Caesar, Alti, Lao Ma, Ephiny, Joxer, Eve, the Amazons1.00infobox
XenaChildrenSolan (son, with Borias; deceased)1.00infobox
XenaChildrenEve (daughter; reincarnation of Callisto)1.00infobox
XenaCreated byRobert Tapert1.00infobox
XenaCreated byJohn Schulian1.00infobox
XenaFamilyCyrene (mother)1.00infobox
XenaFamilyNelo (father; deceased)1.00infobox
XenaFamilyLyceus (brother; deceased)1.00infobox
XenaFamilyToris (brother)1.00infobox
XenaFirst appearance"The Warrior Princess" (1995)1.00infobox
XenaLast appearance"A Friend in Need, Part 2" (2001)1.00infobox
XenaNationalityThracian1.00infobox
XenaOccupationWarrior for good, formerly Warlord and Destroyer of Nations1.00infobox
XenaPortrayed byLucy Lawless1.00infobox
XenaRelativesUnnamed maternal grandmother1.00infobox
XenaRelativesMel Pappas (descendant)1.00infobox
XenaRelativesMelinda Pappas (descendant)1.00infobox
XenaRelativesMelinda Pappas II (descendant)1.00infobox
XenaRelativesJonah (grandson)1.00infobox
XenaSignificant othersGabrielle, Marcus, Ares, Caesar1.00infobox
XenaSpeciesHuman1.00infobox
XenaWeaponSword, chakram, whip, breast dagger1.00infobox
Xenais afictional character from the Xena0.90text
Xenais aprotagonist of the story0.90text
Xenais aformidable tactician0.90text
Xenais aplayable character in the videogames Xena0.90text

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