Episode
Xena: Warrior Princess: Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts
Overview
Helen of Troy summons Xena and asks her to help end the war between the Greeks and the Trojans, that began over her.
Details
- Series
- Xena: Warrior Princess
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1996-01-15
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts is Episode 12 in Season 1 of Xena: Warrior Princess. It aired on 1996-01-15. The runtime is 44 min.
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Xena infiltrates a band of rebels led by the Black Wolf and helps them defend themselves against Xerxes the warlord.
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Episode 15: Warrior... Princess
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Episode 8: Prometheus
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Episode 16: Mortal Beloved
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Episode 7: The Titans
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Episode 17: The Royal Couple of Thieves
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Episode 6: The Reckoning
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Episode 18: The Prodigal
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