GREECE

WHERE: Modern day Greece, the western part of Asia Minor,

and lots of islands in between.
CULTURE: Greco-Roman
ORGANIZATION: Region (homogenous but not united)
FORMAL RULER: POLITICS: A patchwork of kingdoms, city-states and
independent villages. Feuds and wars are common.
DONT: Dont disrespect the Olympian gods.
FIGHTING: Swords are common, but so are many other types of
weapons. Owning and carrying weapons is rarely regulated by
law, but doing so proclaims you a warrior.
Note on the rulers: Those mentioned in H:tLJ are considered
canonical in Xena too. Since H:tLJ has one season's head start,
I simply make season 2 in H:tLJ equal to season 1 in XWP, and
so forth. When there are contradictions, the XWP version is
used.
Alphabetical list of place names used
List of place names in episode order
Rulers of Greece
Generic Greek City-State Description

This map isnt modern Greece, it isnt ancient Greece, and it

isnt even mythic Greece. Its a map of Xenas Greece. I dont
think anyone was fooled by the world map, and I dont think
anyone will believe this to be an accurate historical
representation, but you never know, so: dont use this at school!
Right.
Also, while some of the entries aren't mentioned in the series,
they aren't marked as non-canonical. If so, this would indicate
that lots of islands and most of the landmass doesn't exist in the
series, a logical but very mood-wrecking conclusion.
About the chronology: this map doesnt distinguish between
prospering cities and grass-covered ruins. Youll see Cirra and
Tripolis marked with the same symbol as Athens and Potidaea.
Most islands and rivers are also mentioned, even if they have
little or no Xena connections. As mentioned, this is a fantasy
Greece, so cities might or might not appear where expected.
Removing an island is a bit more drastic ("There's no Lemnos?
Er, OK, we just keep sailing then.").
Oh, and its very much a work in progress.
Other maps in the Xenaverse:
- Sherry's UK Xena Page has a map with some Xenic place
names.
- At Whoosh, there's a good article discussing the geographical
location of lots of episodes. While I don't agree with every
conclusion, it's an excellent pioneer work.
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLACE NAMES USED
Achelous River:
Not really mentioned. In mundane myth
the home of a powerful shape-shifting spirit.
Acheron River:
Not really mentioned. In mundane myth it
leads eventually to the Underworld.
Aegean Sea:
Not really mentioned. But it seems to have
been used a lot in the series.
Alcyonean Lake: The overly moist entrance to the Underworld,
first featured in Mortal Beloved. While I was unable to locate the
lake itself, ancient sources indicate that it was part of the
wetlands near Lerna, so I put it there.

Alonissos:
An island in the western Aegean sea.
Amazons: This is the hypothetical location of the Greek Amazon
village. It fits the rough map shown in Hooves and Harlots, and
the location doesnt contradict the events in The Quest either.
Amphipolis: Xenas hometown.
Amphis: The capital of Pyros (For Him the Bell Tolls).
Andros:
An island in the Aegean sea. A Dionysus (who
might or might not be Bacchus in the Xenaverse) temple was
here.
Arcadian Highlands: Mentioned a lot in The Warrior Princess
(yes, H:tLJ, but an important part of the Xena canon).
Argos: The oppressed city in The Black Wolf. There are several
Argoses, but this one seemed best for historical and
geographical reasons.
Athens: Well, obviously. :-)
Axius River (Axios):
Not mentioned. In antiquity said to be
the most beautiful river in Greece.
Bacchae Forest: There is no such thing IRL, so I simply put it in
an area where Orpheus was active. A northern location not too
far from Amphipolis also fits Xena's early exploits.
Black Sea:
Not mentioned but good to have.
Boeotia: One of the tricked nations in The Path Not Taken.
Caicus River (Astraeus, Bakir, Bakircay):
Only mentioned
in mundane lore.
Callisto's Arena: A structure of walls, ladders and protruding
horns, seen in Callisto.
Calydon: Mentioned in H:tLJ (The Road to Calydon).
Centaurs: With a river between itself and the Greek Amazon
village (as noted in Hooves and Harlots). The Turangi Amazons
are said to be their traditional enemies also, and a location in
north-eastern Greece is therefore logical.
Cephallenia (Kefalonia):
Non-canonical island.
Cerames: Xena goes here to hunt a cyclops when Gabrielle
goes to the Academy in Athens. I've put it a little further away
from Athens than normal, since it's a suburb in the mundane
world.
Chalcis: The principal city of Euboea seemed the logical choice
for the city in the H:tLJ episode Doomsday.

Chios:
Non-canonical island, huge in the Hellenic wine trade
of the mundane world. Has an Apollo temple.
Cirra: Cirrah, Cirrha (but not Syra), this is the infamous village
where the Hatred story arc started. Non-canonical sources
mention temples to Artemis and Apollo.
Colonus: The real Colonus lies practically in Athens and is in no
way a large area like Boeotia. Still, its mentioned as more or
less an equal in The Path Not Taken, so I put it furhter north and
placed the polis at Rhamnus, a place not mentioned in the
series.
Corinth: Mentioned in lots of episodes.
Crete: Home to the bad-but-not-worst warlord Marat in
Crusader.
Cythera (Kythira): An island south of Sparta, with extensive
Aphrodite worship, mentioned in the H:tlj episode The Apple.
Delos: A nod to the curious Delianism alluded to in Warrior
PriestessTramp. It also appears in at least one H:tLJ episode.
Delphi: Callisto goes after the oracle in Callisto.
Dirphys: The feud-frozen town in Been There, Done That. The
name of this place is never mentioned in the series. There were
rulers named Lykos on Crete, in Asia Minor, and in the now
disappeared village of Dirphys. I decided to settle for the last
one: it was a minor place and it was closest to the events in the
preceding episode: The Furies.
Eleusis: The kingdom in Death Mask is exceptionally
anonymous (no name, no location, no ruler (since Cortese
hardly uses that name in public)). The captain of the guard is
named Aeschylos. The famous playwright of the same name
was born in Eleusis, it's situated far from Amphipolis (consistent
with hint given that it took Toris years to find Cortese) and it is
fairly close to Corinth and Delphi (in focus in the previous
episode). So, Eleusis it is.
Elis: The town in Warrior...Priestess...Tramp has no name in the
series, but the people in Elis traditionally held Hestia in higher
regard than Zeus, so that place seems a reasonable choice. It's
also not too far away from Corinth (Xena returned from there in
the beginning of the episode).
Epirus: Mentioned as a town or settlement of some kind in Old
Ares Had A Farm. Epirus was a whole region, though. It didn't
have a central city I could use as the "town" of Epirus, so I

chose instead the important shrine of Dodona as the location of

the Epirus of the Xenaverse.
Euboea: A very large island. Home to many trading
communities, despite vicious and unpredictable tides. Hydra
problems (according to H:tLJ).
Forest of the Titans: While I couldn't find anything like the
secretive forest mentioned in God Fearing Child, there is a
Mount Titanus on older maps, and it isn't that high for a Greek
mountain. So, that's where I placed the Forest.
Greece: A bit redundant. Still...
Hebrus River:
Not mentioned, but it's there. Mundane myth
said it could enchant young women.
Helice (Helike): Town where the academy in The Convert is.
Helicon: Helicon is a mountain, not a fortress, but it's easy
enough to find a patch of coast near the mountain where the
dangerous son of Artemis can live.
Hermus River:
Another river never mentioned in XWP but
most certainly on maps.
Imbros:
Poseidon had horses here in mundane myth.
Ionian Sea:
Not mentioned a lot, but the map would be kind
of empty without it.
Ithaca: Recently, an archaeologist suggested a mainland
location for Ulysses' fabled home, but since his claim has yet to
be validated by the historical community, I use the traditional
island location here.
Kastos: The kingdom from the H:tLJ episode Prince Hercules.
Kos:
Mentioned in my Winter Games fanfic. Has an
Asclepius temple.
Labyrinth of the Gods: A.k.a. Callisto's labyrinth, the prison of
the immortal warlord. The placement was a headache, since the
action in A Necessary Evil seems to take place near Amazon
territory (in North-Eastern Greece), while the Labyrinth must be
within 1 day's journey from Corinth to fit the H:tLJ episode
Surprise. Since there is no time limit in the XWP episode, I
placed it nearer to Corinth. Having Xena and Gabrielle run from
Velasca for weeks rather than days isn't strictly contradicted by
the episode, at least.
Lamia:
A town used in my fanfic Stroke of Genius.

Lemnos:
Since it's mentioned in antiquity as: sacred to
Hephaistus, containing a mystic labyrinth, and having flaming
mountains, I put Vulcan Mountain (and the Cave of Hephaistus)
here.
Lerna: King Gregors kingdom in Cradle of Hope.
Lesbos: Briefly mentioned in the series (or maybe I imagined it),
but much more common in fanfic, for some reason... A noncanonical sources mention a temple to Zeus.
Liberium: Mentioned in WarriorPrincess, but unfortunately
made up by TPTB. Since it is supposed to lie between Corinth
and Thebes, thats where I placed it.
Marathon: Mentioned in One Against An Army in the usual
context of the Persian invasion.
Mediterranean Sea:
Not really mentioned, but large and wet
enough to be here ;-).
Melodia: This was tricky. There certainly isnt any place by that
name in Greece. After much thought, I settled for Dion. The
Muses had several places of worship nearby, and the supreme
musician Orpheus was said to have been active in the area. His
tomb also stood here. Dion also hosted Olympic games. It was
also closer to the Amazon village than the other places with
Muse temples I know about. In all, it was the place that best
approximated the "musical capital of Greece", a natural place for
an epic contest, and at least nominally within traveling distance
from Amazon territory and Draco's known haunts.
Meridias: A kingdom mentioned in passing in
Warrior...Princess...Tramp. Mundanely just a beach on Mykonos,
so there's where I put it.
Messene: One of the many realms that sent contestants for the
beauty pageant in Here She ComesMiss Amphipolis.
Mount Olympus: Yes, it's a real mountain.
Mount Poulis: The volcano where the Ambrosia is hidden in A
Fistful of Dinars. The name didnt ring any bells, but the only
Greek volcano that isnt on a remote island lies here. Mundane
lore refers to it as Methene, though. The place is also somewhat
close to Demeters main place of worship: Eleusis, which fits
with the placement of a temple to Demeter nearby.
Mycenae: Home of Ilainus (Amphipolis Under Siege).
Mykonos: The island where the statue was brought in Vanishing
Act.

Neapolitis: A neighbouring rival to Amphipolis mentioned in

Destiny. Im with Whoosh here and assume they mean
Neapolis.
Nemea: A town figuring in a Hercules episode, also known as
Phlious in antiquity.
Parnassus: Another of the many realms that sent contestants
for the beauty pageant in Here She ComesMiss Amphipolis.
While Mount Parnassus is well known, I couldnt locate any town
or kingdom by that name. So I simply placed the city-state of
Parnassus next to the mountain.
Parthus: The village in The Gauntlet. No such place (it can't
really allude to the Parthians), but there was a Parrhasia in the
Arcadian highlands
Pelagos:
An island in the western Aegean sea.
Persia: The vibrant empire of that name, a bit smaller in the
Known World due to the separate existence of other realms that
was quickly swallowed in mundane history.
Pharsalus: The village where Caesar and Pompey (and Xena)
clashed in A Good Day.
Pireus: Athen's harbour is a town of its own. In the series, it's
mostly known for its theatres (The Play's the Thing).
Potidaea: Spelled in a wide variety of ways, even by learned
scholars. Ive long since given up finding the correct spelling.
Anyway, this is Gabrielles hometown.
Propontis (Sea of Marmara):
I use the ancient Greek name
here. It isn't mentioned in the series, but since the water is there,
it might as well have a name.
Pylos: The town in Mortal Beloved, revisited in Punchlines.
Pyros: The rival neighbour of Milon in For Him the Bell Tolls.
Since Amphis is its capital, it has to be placed to encompass it.
Rhodes: Mentioned in passing in Past Imperfect, but also
appearing in my The Hermiad fanfic.
Samos:
An island in the eastern Aegean, famous for its wine
and a centre of Hera worship. Pythagoras and Aesop were
Samians, as was Theodorus.
Samothrace (Samothrake, Samothraki):
In mundane myth
an island sacred to the gods.
Sardes:
Sometimes Sardis. A Persian city that appears in
my Way of the Road Warrior fanfic.

Scamander River:
Home to a powerful warrior spirit in
mundane mythology.
Shark Island (Gyaros): The infamous prison from Locked Up &
Tied Down was placed by me on the only island I know of that
served as a kind of prison in ancient times. It's barren and
desolate enough, too.
Skiathos:
An island in the western Aegean sea.
Skopelos:
Another island in the western Aegean sea.
Skyros: Yet another of the many realms that sent contestants
for the beauty pageant in Here She ComesMiss Amphipolis.
Sparta: More common in fan fiction than in the series, but Helen
is said to have known Xena there (Beware Greeks Bearing
Gifts).
Spercheus River:
A river.
Stagira: Another neighbouring rival to Amphipolis, conquered in
Destiny.
Strymon River: Mentioned in Sins of the Past.
Stymphalian Swamp: Passed by in The Gauntlet.
Syra: Also known as Siros, the fairytale kingdom of If the Shoe
Fits
Ophiussa (Tenos, Tynos, Hydroessa):
An Aegean island
with marble mines.
Thasos:
IRL antiquity famous for its gold mines.
Thebes: The place for a festival in Many Happy Returns.
Thermopylae: The fabled pass mentioned in One Against An
Army.
Thessaly: One of the warring states in Is There A Doctor in the
House?, the one with the Asclepius temple. Thessaly was quite
a large area in antiquity with lots of baronial families but no clear
power centre. Thus, I've just put the name there without a town
symbol.
Thracian Sea:
Not mentioned. I put it in anyway.
Titan Caverns: Where hundreds of petrified titans sleep in The
Titans. Not identifiable as such, but the preceeding episodes
seem to take place southeast of here and the following one to
the northeast. And Mount Titanus isn't a bad place for such a
location (and I've already placed the Forest of the Titans
nearby).

Tracis (Trachis): Mezentius fortress-city in The Path Not Taken.

Tressos: There was no such place in antiquity. In the series, it's
the name of the kingdom in Key to the Kingdom. King
Cleodaeus however is known in at least one story as a prince of
the town Oechalia. That town has never been located with
certainty, but I put Tressos in one of the possible locations.
Treus: The kingdom of king Lias in various Xena/Diana
episodes. I couldnt actually find this one, but since the episodes
make it clear that its near Liberium, Corinth, and Thebes, I
arbitrarily placed it accordingly.
Tripolis: Village where Xena left a stash of weapons used to
great effect in One Against An Army.
Troy: Certainly.
Volos: The town in the H:tLJ episode Protean Challenge
Vulcan Mountain: I put this on Lemnos, with its Hephaistus
connection and mystical labyrinths and flaming mountains that
present day researchers have been unable to locate, even
though ancient sources mention them.
LIST OF PLACE NAMES IN EPISODE ORDER
Note: Corinth is mentioned in so many episodes that I didn't
bother mention it! ;-)
Hercules: the Legendary Journeys
Season 1:
The Warrior Princess: Arcadian Highlands
The Gauntlet: Parthus, Stymphalian Swamp
Xena Warrior Princess
Season 1:
Sins of the Past: Amphipolis, Potidaea, Strymon River
Cradle of Hope: Lerna
The Path Not Taken: Boeotia, Colonus, Tracis
The Titans: Titan Caverns
Prometheus: Vulcan Mountain
Hooves and Harlots: Amazons, Centaurs
The Black Wolf: Argos
Beware Greek Bearing Gifts: Sparta, Troy
Athens City Academy of Performing Bards: Athens, Cerames

A Fistful of Dinars: Mount Poulis

Warrior...Princess: Liberium, Treus
Mortal Beloved: Alcyonean Lake, Pylos
Callisto: Cirra, Delphi
Is There A Doctor in the House?: Thessaly
Season 2:
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: Bacchae Forest
Destiny: Neapolitis, Stagira
A Necessary Evil: Labyrinth of the Gods
For Him the Bell Tolls: Amphis, Pyros
Ulysses: Ithaca
Here She Comes...Miss Amphipolis: Messene, Parnassus,
Skyros
Season 3:
Been There, Done That: Dirphys
Warrior...Priestess...Tramp: Elis
Vanishing Act: Mykonos
One Against An Army: Marathon, Thermopylae, Tripolis
Season 4:
A Good Day: Pharsalus
Crusader: Crete
Locked Up and Tied Down: Shark Island
Past Imperfect: Rhodes
Key to the Kingdom: Tressos
If the Shoe Fits: Syra
The Convert: Helice
The Play's the Thing: Pireus
Season 5:
Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire: Melodia
Punchlines: Pylos
God Fearing Child: Forest of the Titans, Mount Olympus
Amphipolis Under Siege: Mycenae
Season 6:
Old Ares Had A Farm: Epirus
To Helicon and Back: Helicon

Many Happy Returns: Thebes

RULERS OF GREECE
The "Warlord" era is up to Xena's first crucifixion, "Savage" is
between that and her alliance with Alti, "Destroyer" is between
that and her pre-series conversion to good. sn means "season
n". ss7 means Swedish Season 7, entirely my own creation and
not in any way canonical
"TEMPLES" indicate those shown in the series. Some non-canonical temples
are also mentioned and have the
symbol. These are large and (at least
locally) well-known temples. Minor shrines for some other gods are usually
present.

KINGDOM/CITYRULER
STATE
Amazons (Greek WarlordAmazons)
Savage: Queen
Hippolyta
Destroyer-s1:
Queen Melosa
s2: Rapid
succession of
queens:
Velasca,
Gabrielle,
Ephiny
s3: Queen
Ephiny
s4: Rapid
succession of
queens: Ephiny,
Gabrielle,
Chilapa
s5: Queen
Amoria

NOTES
TEMPLES: Artemis, Ares,
Hera
NOTED DANGERS:
Amazons

Amphipolis

Argos

Athens

s6: Queen
Marga, queen
Varia
ss7: Queen
Varia
Warlord:
Captain Xena
Savage-s5: A
succession of
elected village
elders
s6: Largely
abandoned
ss7: Village
elders as the
place rebuilds
WarlordSavage:
Aegialeus
Destroyer-s1:
Tyrant Xerxes
s2-6: Queen
Flora and king
Diomedes
ss7: King
Cyanippus

Warlord-ss7:
Democracy

TEMPLES: Ares, Athena

NOTED DANGERS:
Warlords, Hell demons

Warlord-Savage:
Speculation. When Xena
meets Hermia, she knows
her but not Xerxes.
Aegialeus was a
predecessor to Diomedes.
s2: Speculation. Diomedes
was a legendary king of
Argos, and here in love with
the resistance leader Flora.
TEMPLES:
Aphrodite,
Apollo, Ares, Asclepius,
Athena, Fortune, Hera,
Hermes
NOTED DANGERS: Persian
connections
TEMPLES: Athena,
Poseidon
Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares,
Artemis, Asclepius, Cupid,
Demeter, Gaia, Hephaistus,
Hermes, Zeus
NOTED DANGERS: Con

artists
Boeotia

Warlord-s5:
King Ajax
s6-ss7: Queen
Jana and king
Agranon

Calydon

Warlord-s5:
King Oeneus
and queen
Althea.
s6-ss7: King
Andraemon and
queen Gorge.

Centaur Nation

Chalcis

s1-5:
Non-canonical.
Boeotia wasn't a coherent
political unity, but Ajax was a
ruler of a city in the area.
s6: Speculation. Agranon's
marriage with Jana could
well unite Boeotia with
Colonus, and since the
former IRL is a much larger
area, it makes sense to
retain that name for the
united realms.
TEMPLES:
Hera
NOTED DANGERS:
Reptilian monsters

The rulers are noncanonical, but the Apollo

temple isn't.
TEMPLES: Apollo
Artemis
NOTED DANGERS:
Wyverns
Warlord-s2:
There are several
Kaleipus, Tyldus independent tribes within
the Centaur Nation, each
s3-s5: Tyldus
with their own leader. The
s6-ss7: names given are those
leaders mentioned in the
series.
TEMPLES: Ixion
NOTED DANGERS:
Amazons
WarlordThe oligarchy alternating
Savage: King
with the infamous Nikolos is
Nikolos
from mundane history.
Destroyer-s1:
TEMPLES:
Apollo
Oligarchy
NOTED DANGERS:

s2: King Nikolos Constructs, experimental

weapons
s3-ss7:
Oligarchy
Colonus

Corinth

Cythera

Warlord-s5:
King
Aristomachos
s6-ss7: Queen
Jana and king
Agranon

"Colonus" (Rhamnus)
has no famous rulers I know
of, but the general and
healer Aristomachos has a
connection to the place.
United with Boeotia in s6.
TEMPLES:
Aphrodite,
Nemesis
NOTED DANGERS:
Vengeful spirits
Warlord-s1:
Sisyphus was IRL
King Sisyphus connected to Corinth. Jason
and queen
is mentioned as ruler of
Karas
different cities in different
s1: King Jason episodes, Corinth among
s2: King Iphicles them, and since that ties in
and queen
with the reign of Iphicles in
Rena
H:tLJ, I don't want to ignore
s3-6: King
it. But this is a town ripe with
Iphicles
Herculean contradictions...
ss7: King
TEMPLES:
Aphrodite,
Agelas
Apollo, Asclepius, Demeter,
Fortune, Hermes, Poseidon
NOTED DANGERS:
Quarrelsome heroes
Warlord -s1:
Hardly a city-state IRL.
King Thyestes Thyestes was an exiled
s2-ss7: Spartan Mycenaean king and
viceroys,
Sparta's hegemony wasn't
serving one
mentioned at all in the H:tLJ
year each.
episode The Apple, so I put
it in afterwards.
TEMPLES: Aphrodite
NOTED DANGERS: Pranks
of Aphrodite

Delos

Delphi

Dirphys

Eleusis

Elis

Warlord-s5:
King Diadorus
s6-ss7: King
Epius and
queen Thera

From the H:tLJ episode The

Apple.
TEMPLES: Athena
Apollo, Artemis,
Demeter, Hera
NOTED DANGERS:
Delianist fanatics
WarlordThese are the first three
Destroyer: King more or less legendary
Hyperochos
rulers of Delphi.
s1-s5: King
TEMPLES: Apollo
Laodokos
Athena, Gaia
s6-ss7: King
NOTED DANGERS:
Pyrros
Desperate information
seekers
Warlord-s5:
s1: Speculation, but very
Lord Lykos and likely.
Lord Menos
s2: Caught in a time loop.
s6-ss7: Lord
s6: Speculation. The young
Miron and Lady couple from s2 should have
Hermia
inherited their titles by now.
TEMPLES: Cupid
NOTED DANGERS:
Feuding nobles
WarlordEverything except s1 is
Savage: King
speculation. Celeus is a
Celeus
mythical king, Aeschylos
Destroyer-s1: was the only authority figure
"The King"
left in charge, last we saw,
s2-s4: King
and Athens later took over
Aeschylos
IRL.
s5-ss7: Under
TEMPLES:
Demeter,
Athenian control
Hades
NOTED DANGERS: Death
Mask bandits
Warlord-s2:
Augeas is from H:tLJ, and
King Augeas
by s2 so mad that he
s6-ss7: King
probably was replaced by

Andraemon

the non-canonical
Andraemon from mundane
myth and tradition.
TEMPLES: Aphrodite,
Cupid, Fortune, Hestia,
Hera
Artemis, Hades, Helios,
Hermes
NOTED DANGERS: Insane
king with magic powers

Epirus

Warlord-s5:
King
Neoptolemos
s6-ss7: King
Elenos

Non-canonical.
Neoptolemos was the most
famous king of Epirus and
Elenos was his successor.
TEMPLES:
Apollo,
Aphrodite, Gaia, Zeus
NOTED DANGERS:
Warlords

Helice

WarlordNon-canonical mundane
Destroyer: Head world leaders of the
Executive
Achaean league.
Margos
TEMPLES:
Poseidon
s1-s5: Head
NOTED DANGERS: The
Executive
warlord Kryton
Dioedas
s6-ss7: Head
Executive
Aegialeas
Warlord: King s6:
Non-canonical.
Ulysses
Ulysses' son from mundane
Savage: King
world lore could well have
Ulysses and
inherited by now.
queen Penelope
TEMPLES:
Athena
NOTED DANGERS:
Destroyer:
Aggressive suitors
Queen

Ithaca

Penelope
s1: Queen
Penelope

s2-5: King
Ulysses and
queen Penelope

Kastos

Lerna

Liberium

Marathon

s6-ss7: King
Telemachus
Warlord-s2:
Queen
Parnassa
s3-ss7: Queen
Karen
WarlordSavage: King
Gregor and
anonymous
queen
Destroyer: Civil
war
s1-s5: King
Gregor
s6-ss7: King
Gabriel
Warlord-s1:
King Mineus
s2: King Mineus
and queen
Myrmidone
s3-ss7: Queen
Myrmidone

TEMPLES: Hera
NOTED DANGERS: The
aggressive army

s6: Speculation. The infant

from s1 should have
inherited his title by now.
TEMPLES: Demeter, Zeus
NOTED DANGERS: War
veterans,
Hydras

The Mineus from

mundane myth was
murdered by his wife, and
why not?
I'm borrowing the temple
info from nearby Megara
(missing from the series)
TEMPLES:
Aphrodite
NOTED DANGERS:
Undead water nymphs
Warlord-s5:
From H:tLJ (Long Live the
King Phaedron King). Since the real
and queen
Marathon is a plain and a
Euriana
tiny village, there are no
s6-ss7: Under mundane world names to
Athenian
give the s6 ruler, so I simply
control.
assume that Athens has

gained control of the area

by then.
NOTED DANGERS:
Tantrums of the king
Melodia

WarlordDestroyer:
Queen Thya
s1-ss7: King
Makednos

Non-canonical names
from the mythology of the
area.
TEMPLES: Terpsichore
NOTED DANGERS: Music
fans

Meridias

Warlord-s2:
King Mykons
s3: Warlord
Tarsus
s4-ss7: Under
Delian control.

Mykons is from
mundane mythology. Since
nothing is mentioned about
a kingdom as such in s3,
I've assumed that Meridias
was in decline and
eventually taken over by
Delos.
TEMPLES:
Apollo
NOTED DANGERS:
Giants trapped underground

Messene

WarlordNon-canonical names
Destroyer: Doge from the mundane world,
Cresphondes
since the regent is
s1-s6: Doge
anonymous in the series.
Polyphondes
TEMPLES:
Aphrodite,
ss7: Doge
Asclepius,Artemis , Athena,
Aepytos
Poseidon, Zeus
NOTED DANGERS: None
Warlord-s5:
s6: Speculation: Barus
King Barus
should be dead by now and
s6-ss7: King
the kingdom united with
Sarpedon and Pyros.
queen Ileandra TEMPLES: Aphrodite
NOTED DANGERS:
Interventions of Aphrodite
WarlordNon-canonical, strictly
Destroyer: King

Milon

Mycenae

Neapolitis

Pylos

Pyros

Rhodes

Agamemnon
s1-6: King
Aegisthus
ss7: King Aletes

Illiad stuff. Though

Agamemnon is mentioned
as long dead in s1, so his
successor must be in place
by then.
TEMPLES:
Athena,
Demeter, Hera, Zeus
NOTED DANGERS:
Cyclopses

Warlord:
Captain Xena
Savage-s5:
Village elders
s6-ss7: King
Boias
WarlordDestroyer: King
Nestor
s1-s5: King
Thrasymides
s6-ss7: King
Sillos
Warlord-s5:
King Lynaeus
s6-ss7: King
Sarpedon and
queen Ileandra

Boias is a mundane
mythology descendant of
Hercules.
TEMPLES:
Athena
NOTED DANGERS: Pirates

WarlordDestroyer:
Magistrate
Antipater
s1-5: Magistrate
Mithrates
s6-ss7:
Magistrate
Gorgos

Non-canonical rulers
only, the middle one from a
fanfic of mine, the other two
from mundane history.
TEMPLES:
Aphrodite,
Apollo, Athena, Helios, Zeus

Non-canonical rulers.
TEMPLES: Lachrymose
Hera, Hermes, Zeus,
Poseidon
NOTED DANGERS:
Interventions of Lachrymose
s6: Speculation. Lynaeus is
probably dead by now and
the kingdom united with
Milon.
TEMPLES: Aphrodite
NOTED DANGERS:
Interventions of Aphrodite

NOTED DANGERS:
Manticores

Samos

Skyros

Sparta

Stagira

Syra

WarlordDestroyer:
Oligarch
Syloson
s1-s5: Tyrant
Polycrates
s6-ss7: Under
Persian rule
Warlord-s5:
Regent Enieas
s6-ss7: Regent
Lykomides

Non-canonical rulers
only.
TEMPLES:
Aphrodite,
Hera, Hermes
NOTED DANGERS: Hera
cultists
Non-canonical names
from the mundane world,
since the regent is
anonymous in the series.
TEMPLES:
Apollo
NOTED DANGERS:
Aggressive soldiers

Warlord-s5:
Mythologically,
King Menelaus Menelaus was succeeded
s6-ss7: King
by Orestes, but to keep
Tisamenus
down the number of
Oresteses mentioned in the
Xenaverse, I skipped
directly to the next in line.
It's assumed from the end of
Beware Greeks that Helen
didn't return to Sparta after
the fall of Troy.
TEMPLES: Aphrodite
Ares, Artemis,
Asclepius, Athena, Hera,
Strife
NOTED DANGERS:
Aggressive soldiers
Warlord:
TEMPLES:
Demeter
Captain Xena NOTED DANGERS: Pirates
Savage-ss7:
Village elders
Warlord-s1:
s2-3: Alesia's mother should
King Sidon
still be alive, but no clue as

s2-3: King
Melos and
anonymous
queen
s4-5: King
Melos and
queen Mistria
s6-ss7: Queen
Alesia
Thebes

Tracis

Tressos

to her identity can be found

either in the Xenaverse or
IRL.
s6: Speculation. Melos and
Mistria could well be dead
by now.
TEMPLES: Artemis,
Aphrodite
NOTED DANGERS: The
warlord Zantar
Warlord: King s1-4: Speculation. While we
Cadmus
never learn exactly when
Savage-s4: King Creon did his coup,
Oedipus
Hercules' surprise indicates
s5: King Creon that Creon did not rule for
s6-ss7: Queen very long.
Antigone
TEMPLES: Hera
Apollo, Ares,Artemis ,
Demeter, Zeus
NOTED DANGERS:
Explosive experiments,
aggressive soldiers
WarlordEverything except s1 is
Destroyer: Only noncanonical speculation.
a village
Lausus was the son of
s1: Mezentius Mezentius in mundane
s2: Civil war
myth.
s3-ss7: Lausus TEMPLES: Hera
NOTED DANGERS: Various
bandits and scum
Warlord-s3: The
ss7: The son of
warlords
Cleodaeus in mundane
Ormestin and myth.
Kryptos
TEMPLES: Athena
s4-6: King
NOTED DANGERS: The
Cleodaeus and Warlords Ormestin and
queen Gryphia. Kryptos
ss7: King
Aristomachus

Treus

Troy

Warlord-s2:
King Lias
s3-ss7: Queen
Diana and king
Philemon
WarlordSavage: Queen
Deianeira
Destroyer -s1:
King Paris and
queen Helen
s2-ss7:
Destroyed

s3-6: Speculation. Lias was

near death in s2.
NOTED DANGERS:
Assassins
TEMPLES: Aphrodite
Apollo, Athena
NOTED DANGERS: Various
armies

AMPHIPOLIS
WHERE: At the edge of Thrace near the eastern shores of the
Strymon river.
ORGANIZATION: Independent village
SIZE: Village (800 adults)
GP LIMIT: 200 gp
DEITY: Athena
POLITICS: Amphipolis was founded as a trading post near the
eastern shores of the Strymon river. Soon, the settlers
discovered that a healthy dose of sheep farming was necessary
to keep starvation at bay, as warlords frequently made the roads
unsafe to travel. Indeed, noted warlords have used the area as a
base on at least two occasions: during Xenas early youth when
Cortese ruled, and soon thereafter when Xena herself was
commander/pirate queen.
After the near-razing experience in Sins of the Past, the
Amphipolitans decided to replace the palisade with a sturdy wall,
to keep warlords in whatever mood out. But the meagre funds
only allowed a tight enclosure around the central square and a
dozen buildings. Though in all honesty, even the old palisade
never covered that much. Thus, unlike the typical city-state,
most of the inhabitants live outside the walls. Indeed, the name

itself means around the city.

DONT: Be a warlord. Even a nice one. The people are really
tired of those.
FIGHTING: See above.
PROMINENT PEOPLE: Cyrene, Minya (s4-5), Xena
REFERENCE EPISODES: Sins of the Past, Remember
Nothing, Destiny, The Furies, Takes One To Know One,
Amphipolis Under Siege, The Haunting of Amphipolis, Heart of
Darkness

DIRPHYS
WHERE: Island of Euboea off the east coast of modern Greece.
ORGANIZATION: Independent village
SIZE: Village (500 adults)
GP LIMIT: 200 gp
DEITY: Cupid
POWER CENTRE #1: House of Lykos (LN)
POWER CENTRE #2: House of Menos (LN)
POLITICS: The majority of the rigid customs concern the
separation of the two noble houses and their spheres of
influence. They have a long history of feuds and rivalry. Thus, to
the newcomer, the predominant alignment of the place is at best
chaotic neutral.
DONT: Get involved in the feud. This is very hard and requires
frequent use of Diplomacy and Bluff. As soon as one side
perceives that you prefer the other side in any way, they will
consider you a hired thug or worse. Many Lykos people are
dressed in blue , many Menos people are dressed in green, so
wearing one of these colours can be unwise.
FIGHTING: The village has a proper wall. Many carry swords
and duels over minor matters are depressingly common. Both
houses also have access to many bows and crossbows. On the
bright side: many people have decent ranks in Heal.
PROMINENT PEOPLE: Lord Lykos (intelligent grey-haired
aristocrat-8), Lord Menos (stocky and strong aristocrat-7), the
Apothecary (half-senile expert-6).
REFERENCE EPISODE: Been There, Done That.