S5, E9: Eli (Timothy Omundson) tries to overthrow the gods by battling Ares (Kevin Smith); Xena (Lucy Lawless) learns the identity of her baby's father. At a town meeting, Petracles (James Gaylyn) preaches that it's time for the people to stop serving the gods. When a villager disagrees and pulls a knife on him, Xena's chakram sails in and cuts the scythe of another armed villager in half.