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Could Xena and Gabrielle From Xena Warrior Princess be based on these character from Mythology?

"Do you Agree that Xena could be based on these characters from Greek mythology: > Bellona - roman goddess of war, > Atalanta - huntress and athlete, > Diana - goddess of the moon and a huntress, > Artemis - the virgin huntress - but only the huntress part applies to > Xena. > Themis - goddess of law and justice. > Nemesis - goddess of retribution. > Nike (Victoria) - goddess of victory. > Penthesilea - Queen of the Amazons. > There was a Goddess called Polyxena - she was put to death by Achilles > ghost. I got that info from the link below http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.tv/msg/a5a78c34910d75a8?q=achilles+greek+mythology&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&rnum=41 Could she also be based on this charater: Ixion is a fundamental character in Greek mythology. The most complete account of Ixion's tale comes from Pindar in his Pythian Odes. Ixion was the son the Phlegyas, descendent of Ares, and king of the Lapiths in Thessaly. He is significant in many respects, but is chiefly known as the first human to shed kindred blood. This occurred when Ixion invited his father-in-law, Deioneus, to come and collect the price that Ixion owed him for his bride. Upon his arrival, Deioneus fell into a pit filled with burning coals Ixion had camouflaged. Because this was a crime new to the human race, nobody could purify Ixion and he wandered an exile. Zeus took pity on him and decided not only to purify Ixion, but to invite him to Olympus as a guest. Once in Olympus though, Ixion became so enamored of Hera, and he desired to sleep with her. Zeus did not believe that Ixion would be so disrespectful as to have designs upon the wife of his host. To see if the rumors were true, Zeus made an image of Hera out of a cloud, and impregnated it. The cloud bore Ixion the monster Centaurus, who was unloved by the Graces and had no honor among men or the gods. Centaurus then mated with the mares of Mt. Pelion in Magnesia, and so from Ixion the race of centaurs was born. To punish him, Zeus bound Ixion to a winged (sometimes flaming) wheel, which revolved in the air in all directions. Also, by order of the gods, Ixion was forced to call out continuously call out: "You should show gratitude to your benefactor." Ixion became one of the more famous sinners on display on Tartarus, and most writers mention him when describing the place. For example, Ovid wrote of him, and Vergil, with his moralistic interpretation of how sin should be punished, awards Ixion a special mention in the Aenead. The focus of Ixion's mythology on the guest/host relationship shows the venerable age of Ixion's story. Of all the attributes Zeus became associated with, he was originally particularly worried that the custom of Xenia, the formal institution of friendship that ensured traveling archaic Greeks could count on each other for safety in antiquity, be enforced (for more on this in all the Greek world see Powell 150; the importance of the guest/host relationship is fundamental to all world mythology, take the Biblical story of Sodom and Gommorah, for example). Aeschylus remembered Ixion's role as the purified progenitor of blood guilt in the Euminides. Athena, before she will hear Orestes' case refers to him as Ixion, an allusion Orestes balks at and tries to convince her is false (Euminides. 450-455). Pirithous, king of the Lapiths, good friend of Theseus, and important in later myth, is considered to be one of Ixion's children. There is another claimant to Pirithous' paternity though. Zeus, in the Iliad 14. 317-318, claims to have seduced Dia, Ixion's wife, and fathered Pirithous. I got that info from this link: http://www.pantheon.org/articles/i/ixion.html Xena could be based on that character because the name sounds simalar. Could Gabrielle be based on this character: There is only one character from myth, fable, or history that relates to Gabrielle, Xena's faithful sidekick. The name Gabrielle is the female version of the name Gabriel, which literally means man of Godâ in Hebrew. Gabriel is an archangel used in several different religious stories. Here is a brief synopsis of those involving Gabriel: In the Old Testament Gabriel explained visions to Daniel, announced to Zacharias the future birth of John the Baptist, and appeared to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Gabriel was also commonly known as the angel of death, prince of fire and thunder, and most frequently God's messenger. In the New Testament Gabriel is one of 3 angels associated with the term 'Flaming Angel.' In Revelation, the last chapter professing the end of the world, this is the angel which had power over fire. In Islam Gabriel is often identified with the angle Ruh meaning breath, one of three angels sent to gather seven handfuls of dirt used to create Adam. These angles were unsuccessful in their mission because the earth foresaw human rebellion against Allah. He was also sent by Allah to kill the serpent Sakatimuna which he successfully cut in two. This tale is usually associated with an eclipse. In the Talmud Gabriel destroyed hosts of Sennacherib, showed Joseph the way, and was one of the angels who buried Moses. In the Koran Gabriel took Mohammed to heaven to reveal 'prophetic love'. Known as Jibril, He is credited with dictating the perfect copy in heaven to the earthly copy of the Koran. According to the sources listed below, Gabriel has a horse named Haizum and the archangel is sometimes associated with a trumpet and good news. Now what this has to do with the character Gabrielle? Who knows, but it is interesting. That info can from this link: http://www.xenafan.com/fiction/reference/xenagab.html Please tell me your opinions.

Public Comments

1. Yeah dude, that's kind of the point....
2. It's agood bet that xena is based on those charactors because ancient greek and roman mythollogy have alot to do with our langauge, grammer, and intertianment. So I would say that they are based on those charactors.