Ion

Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides

Also known as Eur. Ion

Instance of: dramatic work

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Ion is an ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides. On the subject of dating this work, no scholarly consensus exists; this is due to the fact that no certain reliable criterion that could potentially be utilised for this purpose has been found. Various possible dates have been proposed. Of these, the "dates most commonly proposed by modern scholarship are 418/7, 414/3 and 412". Central to the plot is the story of its namesake, Ion, a young and willing servant in Apollo's temple who inadvertently discovers his biological origins. Of equal import to the plot is the story of Creusa, Ion's mother, whose words and actions are heavily informed by the abuse she previously experienced at the hands of Apollo.

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Author: Euripides
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1.Stated in Ion
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Characters: Ion son of Xuthus
Creusa
Xuthus
Hermes
Athena
Genre: Greek tragedy
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melodrama
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Title: Ἴων
Date of first performance: 410s BCE
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1.Stated in The Complete Greek Tragedies; Volume IV: Euripides
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412 BCE
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1.Stated in The Complete Greek Tragedies; Volume IV: Euripides
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412 BCE sourcing circumstances: circa · earliest date: 412 BCE · latest date: 410 BCE
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Has version, edition or translation: Ion language: French · released: 1842 · translator: Nicolas Artaud
Ion language: English · released: 1891 · translator: Edward Philip Coleridge
Ion language: English · released: 1894 · translator: Arthur Sanders Way
Ion language: Polish · released: 1918 · translator: Jan Kasprowicz
Iôn language: French · translator: Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle · released: 1884
Ion language: English · released: 1996 · translator: W. S. Di Piero
Language: Ancient Greek
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Location of first performance: Theatre of Dionysus
Narrative location: Delphi
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Form of creative work: play
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Entry in abbreviations table: Eur. Ion used by: Perseus Digital Library
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1.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/abbrevhelp
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