Cyrene (Xena: Warrior Princess)
| Cyrene | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Sins of the Past |
| Last appearance | The Haunting of Amphipolis |
| Created by | Robert Tapert |
| Portrayed by | Darien Takle |
| Information | |
| Species | Human |
| Occupation | Tavern-keeper |
| Affiliation | Xena, Amphipolis |
Cyrene is a fictional character in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess. She was portrayed by the actress Darien Takle.
Cyrene is the mother of Xena, Lyceus, and Toris, grandmother of Solan and Eve and the widow of Atrius. She owns a tavern in Amphipolis, and is a prominent matriarchal figure in the community. We first meet her when Xena travels back home after renouncing her violent past. Cyrene shows her own strength of will when she walks right up to her daughter and removes her sword, stating that weapons are not welcome in her tavern; it is clear where Xena gets her fighting spirit from. Xena warns her mother and the other villagers that an evil warlord, Draco, is planning on attacking the village and Xena offers to help the village fight him. Cyrene tells her the village does not need her help referencing a past battle in which Xena led the village against an invading warlord, Cortese, and many villagers perished. She then tells Xena she is not welcome in Amphipolis anymore. Draco begins torching the village and the villagers, believing that Xena is in league with Draco, go after her. Gabrielle comes and persuades them to let Xena go. Not wanting to cause any trouble in the village, Xena leaves with Gabrielle. Later, Xena realises she cannot turn her back on her village and her mother so she returns home. There, she challenges Draco to duel. Draco accepts and they fight on some scaffolding with the condition that the first to touch the ground is to be killed. Xena wins, but spares Draco's life. Upon witnessing this, Cyrene can see that her daughter really has changed and forgives her. The rift between mother and daughter slowly begins to heal.
About three years later, when Ares convinces The Furies to make Xena mad for not avenging her father's murder, we discover that Cyrene is the person responsible for Atrius' death and that she faces the possibility that Xena may kill her to appease The Furies, so that they will remove her madness. Cyrene, like a true warrior, faces up to this, just like she stood up to her husband and killed him because it was the only way to prevent him from sacrificing their daughter to Ares.
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