R ELATIONS AND R ELATIONSHIPS OF X ENA, THE W ARRIOR P RINCESS IAXS project #535 By Grant McFarlane 2129 words Kin Kith: The Lovers Petracles Caesar (and M'Lila) ... Biography Relations And Relationships Of Xena, The Warrior Princess Kin One thing we're certain of... well, pretty much... Cyrene is Xena's mother. Xena was born in the small village of Amphipolis to Cyrene, an innkeeper, and Atrius, a warrior. She was one of three children, with two brothers: Toris, the elder, and Lyceus, the younger. She also had a son, Solan, now deceased, with Borias, another warrior. Xena's family history was tragic, but as she is Greek, this is sort of fitting, literarily-speaking. Lyceus was killed when he battled, at Xena's side, against the cruel warlord, Cortese. Xena thought Atrius abandoned his family when she was young. She later learned that Cyrene killed Atrius because he was going to kill Xena. Finally, Gabrielle's daughter, Hope, murdered Solan. Also, there have been questions raised on the issue of Xena's paternity. This writer believes that Xena is indeed Ares' daughter, as this lineage explains many of her abilities and also goes a long way toward explaining the remarkable number of Xena lookalikes that pepper ancient Greece. Presuming Ares' genes are dominant, like the rest of him, any offspring would tend to look like him. Thus, Xena may have at least three, possibly four (the fourth season will tell), half sisters in Meg, Leah, Diana and ?. As for grandparents, it may be safe to assume that both Cyrene's and Atrius' parents are dead. Now, if Xena is Ares' daughter, then Zeus and Hera would be her grandparents. | |
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