List of Hercules and Xena Characters - Mythological Creatures

Mythological Creatures

The following mythological creatures appear in both series. Some of them were exclusive to both series:

• Antaeus (portrayed by Mark Newnham) - An Earth Giant who is the son of Poseidon and Gaia. He guards the shortcut to Mount Aethion and collects skulls of those who dare to trespass his domain. He was considered invincible, for he gathers his strength from the ground. With the help from Deianeira, Hercules was able to defeat him and left his remains on top of his "trophies".
• Arachne (portrayed by Josephine Davison) - Half woman, half spider. In this show, Arachne was once a queen who didn't want her daughter to upstage her beauty and had her drowned in the ocean. Zeus turned her into a half woman, half spider creature and banished her to a deserted island in the Charybdian Sea. When a shipload of pirates landed on the island to bury their treasure, Arachne began to kill them. She laid eggs inside their bodies, planning to grow an army of spiders to rule over. Hercules and Iolaus landed on the island shortly after the pirates and with the help of the pirate captain Nebula, they defeated Arachne by burning her and her webs.
• Archdemon - A race of demons that live in Hell.
• Ares Monster (portrayed by Mark Newnham, voiced by Al Chalk) - A full-armored monster that is associated with Ares. In the toyline, it was immortalized as "Ares."
• Ares' Snake - A giant snake that guards the Urn of Zeus in Ares' Cave.
• Argo - A palomino horse, which happens to be the cavalry horse of Xena. Argo can sense danger, use martial arts, and issue commands to other horses. During the 25 year sleep of Xena and Gabrielle, Joxer would ride Argo to find them until Argo died of old age. Before Argo died, She had a daughter whom Joxer named Argo II.
• Argo II - During the 25 year sleep, Argo died of old age and had a daughter whom Joxer named after Argo and never let anyone ride her. When Xena returns, Argo is her new Cavalry horse.
• Armor of Hephaestus - A group of living armors that were forged by Hephaestus. In "Love Takes a Holiday," Iolaus fights a bunch of these armors
• Bacchae - The bloodthirsty slaves of Bacchus.
• Banshee - A race of shade-like beings.
• Blue Serpent - A sea serpent that works for the Blue Priest and Hera. It swallowed Deianeira and Hercules when they were en route to Troy. Hercules managed to kill the Blue Serpent by wrapping himself around the Blue Serpent's heart.
• Braxus - A young dragon that was used by Adamis. However, Braxus was only being controlled by Adamis' lies that Hercules killed his mother. When Braxus finally meets Hercules and Iolus, they try to convince Braxus that they didn't kill her and have him subdued to try and reason with him. When Adamis and his men battle Hercules and Iolus, Adamis admits that he killed Braxus' mother and Braxus, now furious engulfs Adamis in a fireball and befriends Hercules and Iolus.
• Centaur - A race of creatures that are part human and part horse.
  • Cassius (portrayed by Julian Arahanga) - A centaur who is a student of Ceridian. He was angered by the discrimination against Centaurs that was rampant in Greece and plotted to go to war with the local humans when they wouldn't let the centaurs drink from the town fountain.
  • Ceridian (portrayed by Tony Blackett) - A centaur who was a teacher and mentored many important students, including Hercules, Jason, Asclepius and Theseus. Hercules once told him that he was the best father anyone could have. When Ceridian was dying, he asked Hercules to help him with Cassius who was about to bring war to the local village. Hercules managed to stop the war and Cassius, Hercules and Theseus were all present when Ceridian died.
  • Cheiron (portrayed by Nathaniel Lees) - A centaur that is a great and powerful warrior. He opened up Cheiron's academy to train young warriors. Cheiron had many famous students including Jason of Corinth, Hercules, Iolaus and Yvenna. When it came to the "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" episode "The Academy," it was mentioned that Cheiron is dead.
  • Deric (portrayed by Peter Muller) - A centaur who worked on a farm that was owned by Penelope's father in Nespa. Deric later attended the wedding of Jason and Alcmene.
  • Kefor (portrayed by James Croft) - A young centaur who is the son of Deric and Lyla.
  • Lyla (portrayed by Lucy Lawless) - A female centaur that is the husband of Deric and the mother of Kefor. She was killed by Merkus, but was brought back to life by Zeus.
  • Nemis (portrayed by Cliff Curtis) - A centaur who was the twin brother of Nessus. He wanted revenge on Hercules for the death of Nessus. Nemis was later killed in a cave-in when he sacrificed his life to hold up the cave ceiling so that Hercules could get out.
  • Nessus (portrayed by Cliff Curtis) - A centaur who was a farmhand for Hercules and Deianeira. He has a twin brother named Nemis. Nessus tried to rape Deianeira only to be shot by an arrow by Hercules. As he laid dying with some of his blood getting on Deaneira's dress, Nessus prayed to Hera to make the blood on Deianeira's dress poisonous.
  • Phantes (portrayed by Colin Moy) - Chief of the Centaurs. He was framed for the murder of the Amazon Terreis. He was later killed by the Mitoan dogs.
• Cerberus - A three-headed dog that is the son of Echidna and Typhon. It guards the entrance to the Underworld to prevent the living from entering and the dead from leaving.
• Cloud Serpent - A giant snake that lived in the clouds outside of Typhoon's castle.
• Cyclops - A race of one-eyed giants. In the "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" episode "Eye of the Beholder," a Cyclops (portrayed by Richard Moll) was picked on in his youth by the people of Trachis. He was brought in by Castor who used him to guard Hera's Sacred Vineyard after a man named Castor. He was defeated by Hercules who couldn't bring himself to vanquish the Cyclops. The villagers became more friendly towards the Cyclops when he helps Hercules defeat Hera's Executioners where Hercules even threw the Cyclops enough to crush the Chief Executioner.
  • Conjunctivus (portrayed by Patrick Wilson) - A Cyclops that was blinded by Xena during her warlord days.
  • Polyphemus - In the "Xena: Warrior Princess" episode "Ulysses," Xena learned during dialogue between her, Ulysses and Poseidon that Ulysses blinded his son Polyphemus.
• Demon - A race of creatures that live in Hell.
• Destroyers - Six monstrous creatures that are the children of Ares and Hope.
• Dryad - A race of winged creatures that guard the lair of Bacchus.
• Echidna (voiced by Bridget Hoffman) - Echidna is the infamous mother of all monsters. She was married to Typhon, but Hera trapped him and so Echidna became evil and used her children for the same purpose, and Hercules was forced to kill them all. Echidna took it upon herself to kill Hercules in front of his mother Alcmene so Alcmene could see how it feels. Echidna turns good when Typhon is brought back to her.
• Four Horsemen - Four skeletal horsemen that represent War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death. They were once used by the Archangel Michael in a plot to end the world.
• Ghidra - A two-headed, fire-breathing reptile creature with a scorpion-like tail that is one of Hera's "pets." In the event that its tail was cut off, it would grow back. It attacked a lot of villages before being slain by Hercules, Iolaus, and Jason.
• Giant - The Mediterranean Giants are much like humans, but are larger and stronger. Giants can measure up to 15 to 20 ft. and weigh about 2800 pounds.
• Golden Hinds - A golden creature that is part female human and part deer. Their blood is poisonous to Gods.
  • Hellene (portrayed by Amber Sainsbury) - A Golden Hind and a devotee of Artemis that Hercules met in his youth.
  • Serena (portrayed by Sam Jenkins and Kara Zediker) - Serena was the last of the Golden Hinds. She was turned into a human by Ares. Hercules fell in love with Serena and gave up his powers so he could marry her. She was murdered by Ares and Strife.
• Graegus - The Dog of War who is a pet of Ares.
• Grindl - A creature that created from The Ring.
• Harpies - A race of monsters that attacked Leanna's village. The villagers made a deal with Hades to withdraw the Harpies to the Underworld if Leanna would go live with Typhoon.
• Krafstar (portrayed by Marton Csokas) - A human who has a demon form called the Deliverer (portrayed by Anthony Ray Parker, but also voiced by Marton Csokas). He is associated with a cult that worships Dahak and once tricked Gabrielle into thinking that he is associated with the One God. He was killed when Xena threw him into Dahak's flames.
• Hydra - A multi-headed serpent that is the daughter of Echidna and Typhon. She was killed by Hercules and Iolaus. In "Pride Comes Before a Brawl," Iolaus finds another one in a cave near Thrace. This Hydra is left alive due to a lack of fire to burn the wounds.
• Lead Bounty Hunter (portrayed by Julian Arahanga) - A creature that works for Hera. It led a bunch of bounty hunters to look for Hercules and a group of homeless people who are heading to Calydon. Hercules defeated the Lead Bounty Hunter and his men who then exploded. In the toyline, the Lead Bounty Hunter was immortalized as "Mole Man."
• Mandrake Lizard - A lizard-like creature that sprouts from the roots of a mandrake.
• Mesomorph - The Mesomorph is a monster that was once a man. In "Let the Games Begin," Ares turned several Elean soldiers into Mesomorphs in order to fight Hercules at the Olympian Games.
• Metal Panther - A metallic panther that was forged by Hephaestus. In "Love Takes a Holiday," Iolaus fought and defeated the panther in defense of his grandmother Leandra.
• Minotaur - A creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man.
  • Gryphus (portrayed by Anthony Ray Parker and voiced by Al Chalk) - The son of Zeus that was once a handsome man. When he began to lead people away from the worship of the Olympians and killed those who opposed him, Zeus punished him by turning him into a Minotaur and imprisoning him in a Labyrinth in Alturia. Gryphus remained imprisoned for one hundred years until Andius and Danion accidentally set him free. Gryphus was bent on revenge and in order to hurt Zeus, he targeted Hercules. Hercules had to kill Gryphus to defeat him. When Gryphus charged toward Hercules after mentioning that he is Hercules' half-brother, Hercules managed to throw Gryphus onto a stalagmite which impaled Gryphus as Zeus arrived. When Hercules tries to say something, Zeus states that Gryphus was already dead when he started to lead people away from the Olympians. When Gryphus asks Zeus not to let him die like this, Zeus changes Gryphus back into a human upon his death as Gryphus' body disappears into the mist.
  • Hera's Minotaur (portrayed by Anthony Ray Parker) - A Minotaur that was created by Hera in "The Sword of Veracity." There was a second Minotaur (played by Shane Dawson) that Hera also created to be the assistant of this Minotaur. Hercules and Iolaus managed to outsmart and defeat Hera's Minotaur and its Minotaur assistant where they ended up tricking them into killing each other.
• Mummy (portrayed by Mark Newnham) - The mummy of the ancient ruler Ishtar.
• Nautica (portrayed by Angela Dotchin) - The mermaid daughter of Triton.
• Nemean Lion: Hercules had once slain this monster and still had its pelt in his possession.
• Obie - Short for Obstetrius, Obie is the offspring of Echidna and Typhon. Echidna didn't want to give him to Hera after what happened to her other children. Klepto kidnapped Obie, intending to give him to the warlord Bluth for the same reasons. However, in the time Klepto and Obie were together, they grew fond of one another. Once Klepto apologized for his wrongdoing, Echidna and Typhon accepted him as Obie's babysitter.
• Perfidia - A giant sea serpent used by the Blue Priest to kill Hercules at the wedding of Jason and Alcmene. Hercules managed to kill the Perfidia from within by severing its spine.
• Primord - A race of homonids that are a cross between man and beast. A tribe of Primords lived near Zebron where they were befriended by Tarlus. Several of these were executed by King Beraeus when he was searching for Ramina. Primords were capable of making guttural sounds, but not of speech.
• Pyro (portrayed by Daniel Batton) - A fire monster summoned by Hera and given to her disciple Zandar to use against Hercules. Hercules was able defeat him by capturing him in a barrel and cutting off his supply of oxygen.
• Sand Rays - A race of stingray-like creatures that live in the sands of a deserted island.
• Sand Shark - A deadly creature that lives in the sands of the island Golgoth.
• Satyr - A creature with the upper body of a human and the legs of a goat.
  • Cheiron (portrayed by Kevin Atkinson) - An immortal Satyr who was a friend of Hercules. He was left with a debilitating mortal wound across his stomach after accidentally being struck by Hercules' sword. After many journeys to find a cure, Hercules managed to finally cure Cheiron of his wounds with the Circle of Fire which rendered him human. His name is not to be confused with the centaur Cheiron.
• Clarin and Cletis (portrayed by Darren Warren and Daniel Warren) - Twin Satyrs who once swindled Pyturis in a drinking contest when he wasn't looking where one of them would take the other's place. Their trick did not work on Hercules
• She-Demon (portrayed by Nicky Mealings) - A lovely female monster that serves Hera. She wears a long dress and lures men close with promises of love. Once they step onto her dress, she stabs them with her snake's tail and turns them to stone. Hercules dodges the tail and it turns the She-Demon to stone turning her victims back to normal.
• Sirens - A race of women with beautiful singing voices.
• Skeleton Warriors - A bunch of Skeletons that work for Hera. They were summoned by Marcus to fight the Argonauts when the heroes returned from their second expedition. They were all defeated by Hercules, Jason, and the Argonauts.
• Stymphalian Bird - A bird-like creature that is the offspring of Echidna and Typhon. Hera corrupted it to serve her and terrorize Stymphalian Swamp. It attacked Hercules and a group of homeless people when they are heading to Calydon. Hercules defeated the Stymphalian Bird by throwing it into the quicksand.
• Subterranean Serpent - An underground serpent that lives in an abandoned castle in Cyros after its inhabitants fled from it.
• Valkyries - Female Warriors with supernatural powers who work for the Norse god Odin.
  • Grinhilda - Once the leader of the Valkyries, she transformed into a monster when Xena forced her to wear the ring forged by the Rhinegold. She was pregnant at the time and her baby Grindl transformed into a monster as well. She returns as commander to Odin's army after Xena changes her back into a Valkyrie.