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These are the recurring characters we've seen on Xena, the ratings you've given to them, and the ratings their episodes have received. I invoked a five-minute rule in these appearances; if the character was on the screen for less than five minutes in an episode, it didn't count. So Perdicus in Sins of the Past and Callisto in The Greater Good were right out.

Character		Rating	Votes	Episodes
	Callisto, Psycho Barbie and Goddess of Vengeance	8.58	5620	8.37
	Episodes: Callisto, Return of Callisto, Intimate Stranger, Ten Little Warlords, A Necessary Evil, Maternal Instincts, Bitter Suite, Sacrifice, Sacrifice II, Ides of March, Fallen Angel, Seeds of Faith (I know, you can nitpick whether Stranger and Ten are Callisto or Xena. Don't like it? Make your own list!)
	Ares, God of War	7.99	5555	7.47
	Episodes: The Reckoning, Ties That Bind, Intimate Stranger, Ten Little Warlords, The Xena Scrolls, The Furies, The Dirty Half Dozen, The Quill is Mightier, Bitter Suite, Forget Me Not, Sacrifice, Sacrifice II, Chakram, Succession, Seeds of Faith, God Fearing Child, Eternal Bonds, Amphipolis Under Siege, Looking Death in the Eye, Motherhood, Coming Home, Old Ares Had a Farm, The God You Know, You Are There, Path of Vengeance
	Argo, don't-ever-touch-her horse	7.79	2282	7.86
	Episodes: Sins of the Past, Warrior... Princess, Greater Good, Callisto, Intimate Stranger, Destiny, Been There Done That, One Against an Army, In Sickness and In Hell, Takes One to Know One, Animal Attraction
	Autolycus, King of Thieves	7.69	5502	6.77
	Episodes: The Royal Couple of Thieves, The Quest, King of Assassins, Tsunami, Vanishing Act, Key to the Kingdom, Takes One to Know One
	Ephiny, regent Queen of the Amazons	7.58	5234	8.27
	Episodes: Hooves and Harlots, Is There a Doctor in the House, The Quest, A Necessary Evil, Maternal Instincts, Bitter Suite, Endgame, Last of the Centaurs
	Lao Ma, Xena mentor	7.40	4805	7.98
	Episodes: The Debt I and II
	Aphrodite, Goddess of Luuuuv	7.17	4983	7.19
	Episodes:For Him the Bell Tolls, The Quill is Mightier, Fins Femmes & Gems, If the Shoe Fits, Little Problems, Married with Fishsticks, Motherhood, The God You Know, You Are There, Many Happy Returns
	Joxer, mighty warrior wannabe	6.69	5468	7.10
	Episodes: Callisto, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Return of Callisto, Warrior... Princess... Tramp, Intimate Stranger, Ten Little Warlords, The Xena Scrolls, For Him The Bell Tolls, Comedy of Eros, Been There Done That, Warrior... Priestess... Tramp, The Quill is Mightier, Bitter Suite, Forget Me Not, Fins Femmes & Gems, Sacrifice II, A Family Affair, In Sickness and In Hell, Key to the Kingdom, If the Shoe Fits, The Play's the Thing, Takes One to Know One, Fallen Angel, Chakram, Animal Attraction, Lyre Lyre Hearts on Fire, Punch Lines, Eternal Bonds, Married with Fishsticks, Kindred Spirits, Looking Death in the Eye, When Fates Collide
	Hercules, super studly do-gooder guy	6.68	1367	7.30
	Episodes: Prometheus Unbound, God Fearing Child
	Cyane, kickbutt (and dead) amazon queen	6.61	2943	6.93
	Episodes: Adventures in the Sin Trade I and II
	Virgil, Joxerson/Megson with earnestness to spare	6.57	748	7.58
	Episodes: Livia, Eve, Heart of Darkness, Who's Gurkhan, The Abyss
	Meg, Xena's remarkably coincidental identical tramp	6.31	4001	6.82
	Episodes: Warrior... Princess... Tramp, Warrior... Priestess... Tramp, Key to the Kingdom
	Athena, goddess of war, wisdom, and coolness	6.30	1094	8.01
	Episodes: Amphipolis Under Siege, Looking Death in the Eye, Motherhood
	Varia, amazon hothead queen and trouble magnet	6.29	418	7.13
	Episodes: Coming Home, Dangerous Prey, Path of Vengeance, To Helicon and Back
	Salmoneus, traveling salesman and hero biographer	6.18	5132	7.29
	Episodes: The Black Wolf, The Greater Good, Here She Comes... Miss Amphipolis
	Eve, all grown up and saving the world	6.07	1148	7.29
	Episodes: Livia, Eve, Motherhood, Coming Home, Haunting of Amphipolis, Heart of Darkness, Who's Gurkhan, You Are There, Path of Vengeance
	Cupid, God of Puppy Love	5.81	4717	6.99
	Episodes:For Him the Bell Tolls, Comedy of Eros
	Hope, nasty evil naughty demon child	5.55	3870	7.62
	Episodes:Gabrielle's Hope, Maternal Instincts, Sacrifice II, A Family Affair
	Solan, XenaSon	5.54	4418	7.61
	Episodes: Orphan of War, Maternal Instincts, God Fearing Child
	Brunnhilda, sneaky valkyrie, Gabrielle's old flame	5.50	552	7.66
	Episodes: The Rheingold, The Ring, Return of the Valkyrie
	Beowulf, grim Grendel-hunter and failed Gabrielle-wooer	5.45	528	7.68
	Episodes: The Rheingold, The Ring, Return of the Valkyrie, You Are There
	Diana, Xena's remarkably coincidental identical princess	5.41	3885	7.32
	Episodes: Warrior... Princess, Warrior... Princess... Tramp
	Amarice, overeager Amazon wannabe	5.41	1873	7.77
	Episodes: Endgame, Ides of March, Fallen Angel, Chakram, Animal Attraction, Them Bones Them Bones
	Cyrene, XenaMomma	5.37	4780	7.08
	Episodes: Sins of the Past, The Furies, Takes One to Know One, Lyre Lyre Hearts on Fire, Amphipolis Under Siege, Haunting of Amphipolis
	Velasca, Goddess of Power Trips	5.22	4978	8.44
	Episodes: The Quest, A Necessary Evil
	Yakut, chipmunk shamaness	5.22	1324	6.76
	Episodes: Adventures in the Sin Trade I and II, Them Bones Them Bones, Life Blood
	Hades, God of the Dead	5.22	1267	7.50
	Episodes: Mortal Beloved, God Fearing Child, Looking Death in the Eye, Motherhood
	Minya, fan girl extraordinaire	5.16	4378	7.68
	Episodes: A Day in the Life, The Quill is Mightier, The Play's the Thing, Takes One to Know One
	Lila, GabSis	5.08	2892	6.95
	Episodes: The Prodigal, A Family Affair, Takes One to Know One, Who's Gurkhan
	Najara, kick-butt Gabrielle-obsessive zealot	5.02	1920	7.06
	Episodes: Crusader, The Convert
	Michael, shifty archangel dude	5.02	395	7.51
	Episodes: Fallen Angel, Heart of Darkness, The God You Know
	Caesar, Julius Caesar	4.98	5073	7.59
	Episodes: Destiny, The Deliverer, When in Rome..., A Good Day, Endgame, Ides of March, When Fates Collide
	Borias, warrior diplomat and deceased Xena snugglebunny	4.94	4649	7.48
	Episodes: The Debt I and II, Adventures in the Sin Trade I and II, Past Imperfect, Last of the Centaurs
	The Furies, hard-dancin', head-jerkin', sexpot instruments of vengeance	4.94	731	7.03
	Episodes: The Furies, Motherhood, Coming Home
	Eli, spiritual dude and trouble magnet	4.90	2136	7.82
	Episodes: Devi, The Way, Ides of March, Fallen Angel, Chakram, Seeds of Faith
	Draco, warlord and failed Gabrielle-wooer	4.88	4953	7.56
	Episodes: Sins of the Past, A Comedy of Eros, Lyre Lyre Hearts on Fire
	Pompey, second banana for Julius Caesar	4.87	2719	7.34
	Episodes: When in Rome..., A Good Day, Endgame
	Marcus, deceased lover of Xena	4.86	4631	6.64
	Episodes: Path Not Taken, Mortal Beloved
	Alti, shamaness of boojum	4.81	3085	7.19
	Episodes:Adventures in the Sin Trade I and II, Between the Lines, Them Bones Them Bones, When Fates Collide, Send in the Clones
	The Fates, the trio of doom-sayers	4.79	702	7.99
	Episodes: Remember Nothing, Sacrifice, Sacrifice II, Looking Death in the Eye
	Octavius, Roman emperor and surrogate cradle-robber	4.70	955	7.75
	Episodes: Anthony & Cleopatra, Looking Death in the Eye, Livia
	Kao Hsin, goody two-shoes Lao Ma kid	4.68	1282	5.75
	Episodes: Purity, Back in the Bottle
	Brutus, noble backstabbing Caesarbuddy	4.60	1784	8.36
	Episodes: Endgame, Ides of March, Antony and Cleopatra, When Fates Collide
	Kaleipus, XenaSon caretaker and centaur chieftain	4.60	4052	7.56
	Episodes: Orphan of War, Maternal Instincts, Past Imperfect
	Discord, goddess of childish S&M	4.55	1170	6.59
	Episodes:Takes One to Know One, Married with Fishsticks, Motherhood
	Odin, Norse king-god and Xena-pawn	4.34	510	7.62
	Episodes: The Rheingold, The Ring, Return of the Valkyrie, You Are There
	Tara, teenaged brat but mostly-good egg	4.27	2724	6.48
	Episodes: Forgiven, A Tale of Two Muses
	Meleager, the (real) Mighty	4.26	4526	6.05
	Episodes: The Prodigal, The Execution
	Grendel & stick monster company (yes, I'm lumping it all together into one)	4.09	515	7.67
	Episodes: The Rheingold, The Ring, Return of the Valkyrie
	Arman, Generic nice guy	3.97	1284	6.54
	Episodes: The Convert, Animal Attraction
	Perdicus, deceased lover/husband of Gabrielle	3.93	4620	7.48
	Episodes: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts, Return of Callisto
	Pao Tsu, hell on wheels Lao Ma kid	3.78	1251	5.75
	Episodes: Purity, Back in the Bottle
	Ming T'ien, nasty Chinese despot	3.56	4520	7.69
	Episodes: The Debt I and II, Back in the Bottle
	Theodorus, unfortunate Callisto sidekick	3.20	918	8.48
	Episodes: Callisto, Return of Callisto, Intimate Stranger
	Seraphin, damn fool Dahak cultist	2.60	3433	8.46
	Episodes: Sacrifice, Sacrifice II

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