For me, the most exciting part of the #Xena Virtual Season was the 4-episode arc that concluded season 7. King Gabriel (the baby foundling from season 1’s Cradle of Hope) allies with Hispania to explore the Atlantic & find a western route to Ch’in. Who better than Xena & Gab for such a bold venture?

Gabrielle needs no convincing that the Earth is round (this was known to Greeks), but Xena isn’t so sure. Think of the access to cures from Ch’in if a western route turned out to be quicker & easier than the silk trail, Gabriel urges them.

I can’t remember what the statue in the back represented, but it was taken from an actual model. It may have been a Greek or Roman goddess related to their voyage, possibly. Amphitrite, wife of Poseidon maybe? Tomorrow I’ll post a close-up of Gabriel’s Atlantic map seen here on the table.