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 doesn’t distinguish between prospering cities and grass-covered ruins. You’ll 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 it’s 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 doesn’t contradict the events in The
Quest either.
Amphipolis: Xena’s
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, it’s 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…Priestess…Tramp.
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 Gregor’s
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 non-canonical sources mention a temple to Zeus.
Liberium: Mentioned
in Warrior…Princess,
but unfortunately made up by TPTB. Since it is supposed to lie between
Corinth and Thebes, that’s 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 isn’t 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 Comes…Miss 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 didn’t ring any bells, but the only Greek volcano
that isn’t on a remote island lies here. Mundane lore refers to it as Methene,
though. The place is also somewhat close to Demeter’s 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.
I’m 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 Comes…Miss Amphipolis. While Mount Parnassus is well known, I couldn’t
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. I’ve long since given
up finding the “correct” spelling. Anyway, this is Gabrielle’s
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 Comes…Miss 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
couldn’t actually find this one, but since the episodes make it clear that
it’s 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/CITY-STATE | RULER | NOTES |
| Amazons (Greek Amazons) | Warlord-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 s6: Queen Marga, queen Varia ss7: Queen Varia |
TEMPLES: Artemis,
Ares,
Hera
NOTED DANGERS: Amazons |
| Amphipolis | Warlord: Captain Xena
Savage-s5: A succession of elected village elders s6: Largely abandoned ss7: Village elders as the place rebuilds |
TEMPLES: Ares,
Athena
NOTED DANGERS: Warlords, Hell demons |
| Argos | Warlord-Savage:
Aegialeus
Destroyer-s1: Tyrant Xerxes s2-6: Queen Flora and king Diomedes ss7: King Cyanippus |
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 |
| Athens | Warlord-ss7: Democracy | 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 |
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 |
| Calydon | Warlord-s5: King Oeneus
and queen Althea.
s6-ss7: King Andraemon and queen Gorge. |
The
rulers are non-canonical, but the Apollo temple isn't.
TEMPLES: Apollo Artemis
NOTED DANGERS: Wyverns |
| Centaur Nation | Warlord-s2: Kaleipus,
Tyldus
s3-s5: Tyldus s6-ss7: - |
There are several independent
tribes within the Centaur Nation, each with their own leader. The names
given are those leaders mentioned in the series.
TEMPLES: Ixion NOTED DANGERS: Amazons |
| Chalcis | Warlord-Savage: King Nikolos
Destroyer-s1: Oligarchy s2: King Nikolos s3-ss7: Oligarchy |
The
oligarchy alternating with the infamous Nikolos is from mundane history.
TEMPLES:
Apollo
NOTED DANGERS: Constructs, experimental weapons |
| Colonus | 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 |
| Corinth | Warlord-s1: King
Sisyphus and queen Karas
s1: King Jason s2: King Iphicles and queen Rena s3-6: King Iphicles ss7: King Agelas |
Sisyphus was IRL connected
to Corinth. Jason is mentioned as ruler of different cities in different
episodes, Corinth among them, and since that ties in with the reign of
Iphicles in H:tLJ, I don't want to ignore it. But this is a town ripe with
Herculean contradictions...
TEMPLES: Aphrodite,
Apollo, Asclepius, Demeter, Fortune, Hermes, Poseidon
NOTED DANGERS: Quarrelsome heroes |
| Cythera | Warlord -s1: King Thyestes
s2-ss7: Spartan viceroys, serving one year each. |
Hardly
a city-state IRL. Thyestes was an exiled Mycenaean king and Sparta's hegemony
wasn't mentioned at all in the H:tLJ episode The Apple, so I put
it in afterwards.
TEMPLES: Aphrodite NOTED DANGERS: Pranks of Aphrodite |
| Delos | 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 |
| Delphi | Warlord-Destroyer: King
Hyperochos
s1-s5: King Laodokos s6-ss7: King Pyrros |
These are the first three
more or less legendary rulers of Delphi.
TEMPLES: Apollo Athena,
Gaia
NOTED DANGERS: Desperate information seekers |
| Dirphys | Warlord-s5: Lord
Lykos and Lord Menos
s6-ss7: Lord Miron and Lady Hermia |
s1: Speculation, but very
likely.
s2: Caught in a time loop. s6: Speculation. The young couple from s2 should have inherited their titles by now. TEMPLES: Cupid NOTED DANGERS: Feuding nobles |
| Eleusis | Warlord-Savage: King Celeus
Destroyer-s1: "The King" s2-s4: King Aeschylos s5-ss7: Under Athenian control |
Everything except s1 is speculation. Celeus is a mythical king, Aeschylos
was the only authority figure left in charge, last we saw, and Athens later
took over IRL.
TEMPLES:
Demeter, Hades
NOTED DANGERS: Death Mask bandits |
| Elis | Warlord-s2: King Augeas
s6-ss7: King Andraemon |
Augeas is from H:tLJ,
and by s2 so mad that he probably was replaced by 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 | Warlord-Destroyer: Head
Executive Margos
s1-s5: Head Executive Dioedas s6-ss7: Head Executive Aegialeas |
Non-canonical
mundane world leaders of the Achaean league.
TEMPLES: Poseidon
NOTED DANGERS: The warlord Kryton |
| Ithaca | Warlord: King
Ulysses
Savage: King Ulysses and queen Penelope Destroyer: Queen Penelope s1: Queen Penelope s2-5: King Ulysses and queen Penelope s6-ss7: King Telemachus |
s6: Non-canonical.
Ulysses'
son from mundane world lore could well have inherited by now.
TEMPLES: Athena
NOTED DANGERS: Aggressive suitors |
| Kastos | Warlord-s2: Queen
Parnassa
s3-ss7: Queen Karen |
TEMPLES: Hera
NOTED DANGERS: The aggressive army |
| Lerna | Warlord-Savage: King
Gregor and anonymous queen
Destroyer: Civil war s1-s5: King Gregor s6-ss7: King Gabriel |
s6: Speculation. The infant
from s1 should have inherited his title by now.
TEMPLES: Demeter, Zeus NOTED DANGERS: War veterans, Hydras |
| Liberium | Warlord-s1: King Mineus
s2: King Mineus and queen Myrmidone s3-ss7: Queen Myrmidone |
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 |
| Marathon | Warlord-s5: King Phaedron
and queen Euriana
s6-ss7: Under Athenian control. |
From H:tLJ (Long Live
the King). Since the real Marathon is a plain and a tiny village, there
are no mundane world names to give the s6 ruler, so I simply assume that
Athens has gained control of the area by then.
NOTED DANGERS: Tantrums of the king |
| Melodia | Warlord-Destroyer: 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 | Warlord-Destroyer: Doge
Cresphondes
s1-s6: Doge Polyphondes ss7: Doge Aepytos |
Non-canonical
names from the mundane world, since the regent is anonymous in the series.
TEMPLES: Aphrodite,
Asclepius,Artemis , Athena,
Poseidon,
Zeus
NOTED DANGERS: None |
| Milon | Warlord-s5: King Barus
s6-ss7: King Sarpedon and queen Ileandra |
s6: Speculation: Barus should
be dead by now and the kingdom united with Pyros.
TEMPLES: Aphrodite NOTED DANGERS: Interventions of Aphrodite |
| Mycenae | Warlord-Destroyer: King
Agamemnon
s1-6: King Aegisthus ss7: King Aletes |
Non-canonical,
strictly 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 |
| Neapolitis | Warlord: Captain Xena
Savage-s5: Village elders s6-ss7: King Boias |
Boias
is a mundane mythology descendant of Hercules.
TEMPLES: Athena
NOTED DANGERS: Pirates |
| Pylos | Warlord-Destroyer: King
Nestor
s1-s5: King Thrasymides s6-ss7: King Sillos |
Non-canonical
rulers.
TEMPLES: Lachrymose
Hera, Hermes, Zeus, Poseidon
NOTED DANGERS: Interventions of Lachrymose |
| Pyros | Warlord-s5: King Lynaeus
s6-ss7: King Sarpedon and queen Ileandra |
s6: Speculation. Lynaeus
is probably dead by now and the kingdom united with Milon.
TEMPLES: Aphrodite NOTED DANGERS: Interventions of Aphrodite |
| Rhodes | Warlord-Destroyer: 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
NOTED DANGERS:
Manticores |
| Samos | Warlord-Destroyer: Oligarch
Syloson
s1-s5: Tyrant Polycrates s6-ss7: Under Persian rule |
Non-canonical
rulers only.
TEMPLES: Aphrodite,
Hera, Hermes
NOTED DANGERS: Hera cultists |
| Skyros | Warlord-s5: Regent Enieas
s6-ss7: Regent Lykomides |
Non-canonical
names from the mundane world, since the regent is anonymous in the series.
TEMPLES:
Apollo
NOTED DANGERS: Aggressive soldiers |
| Sparta | Warlord-s5: King
Menelaus
s6-ss7: King Tisamenus |
Mythologically,
Menelaus
was succeeded by Orestes, but to keep 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 |
| Stagira | Warlord: Captain Xena
Savage-ss7: Village elders |
TEMPLES:
Demeter
NOTED DANGERS: Pirates |
| Syra | Warlord-s1: King
Sidon
s2-3: King Melos and anonymous queen s4-5: King Melos and queen Mistria s6-ss7: Queen Alesia |
s2-3: Alesia's
mother should still be alive, but no clue as 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 |
| Thebes | Warlord: King Cadmus
Savage-s4: King Oedipus s5: King Creon s6-ss7: Queen Antigone |
s1-4: Speculation. While
we never learn exactly when Creon did his coup, Hercules' surprise indicates
that Creon did not rule for very long.
TEMPLES: Hera Apollo,
Ares,Artemis , Demeter, Zeus
NOTED DANGERS: Explosive experiments, aggressive soldiers |
| Tracis | Warlord-Destroyer: Only
a village
s1: Mezentius s2: Civil war s3-ss7: Lausus |
Everything except s1 is
noncanonical speculation. Lausus was the son of Mezentius in mundane myth.
TEMPLES: Hera NOTED DANGERS: Various bandits and scum |
| Tressos | Warlord-s3: The warlords
Ormestin and Kryptos
s4-6: King Cleodaeus and queen Gryphia. ss7: King Aristomachus |
ss7: The son of Cleodaeus in mundane myth.
TEMPLES: Athena NOTED DANGERS: The Warlords Ormestin and Kryptos |
| Treus | Warlord-s2: King
Lias
s3-ss7: Queen Diana and king Philemon |
s3-6: Speculation. Lias
was near death in s2.
NOTED DANGERS: Assassins |
| Troy | Warlord-Savage: Queen Deianeira
Destroyer -s1: King Paris and queen Helen s2-ss7: Destroyed |
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 Xena’s 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”.
DON’T: 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.
DON’T: 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.
