Hercules returns home just in time to see his wife Deianira and his children murdered by Hera. Vowing vengeance, he sets out to destroy the goddess, but a young girl helps to soothe his soul and turn him from the dark path he has ...

Hercules runs from the 50 daughters of Thespius. Hercules agrees to aid the town of Trachis terrorized by a Cyclops, but soon learns that the creature's actions may not be entirely unjustified.

A refugee group, fleeing a city destroyed by Hera, seeks Hercules' help. Hercules learns that Broteas, the leader of the refugees, had stolen a cup from Hera, prompting her wrath on the city and continued pursuance of the group.

A traditional festival dedicated to Dionysus, the god of wine, is about to be celebrated, but this year someone wants to turn it into a massacre with the murder of a fair king. Hercules will try to stop this plan.

Hercules and blacksmith Atalanta fight Ares, God of War, to prevent him from recruiting an army among children and teenagers.

Nemis the Centaur desperately wants to possess Penelope. Hera provides a drug to blind Hercules and a club to kill him. Lyla slips the drug into Hercules' drink. Penelope and her bridesmaid Cheris are kidnapped from Penelope's wed...

Iolaus' hurt pride leads him to take a path leading to bandits and a comely maiden -- all a trap set at Hera's direction to justify killing him.

A treacherous slave dealer, Belus, pretends to lead a group of refugees to safety so he can sell them as slaves. Hercules buys Oi-lan to save her from prostitution and agrees to help her rescue her fiancé Cyrus.

Xena Warrior Princess wants to take down the "Son of Zeus," and plans to use his best friend, Iolaus to do it by getting him to fall in love with her. Her devious plot threatens to destroy the friendship between Iolaus and Hercules.

Hercules volunteers to help a woman show her new son to her husband, being kept as a slave. He and Iolaus arrange to be captured to free Gladius and all the other slaves.

The bodies of dead soldiers are disappearing from the battlefield, so Hercules tries to find out what is happening and reconcile Dalin and Poena.

Xena is back. A captured Salmoneus sees good in her. She butts heads with a lieutenant in her army, saves a baby, and has to walk "the gauntlet." Hercules is hot on her heels, which leads to a confrontation between the two.

Darphus, revived by Ares, is pillaging everything in sight to feed a monster called Graegus. Hercules and Xena (now turned to good) are determined to stop him. Iolaus joins Hercules but has trouble believing she is really reformed.