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- φεστιβάλ (n.)
Μεγάλη γιορτή με πολιτιστικές εκδηλώσεις, όπως θέατρο ή μουσική. ↩︎ - Επίδαυρος (f.)
Αρχαία πόλη της Ελλάδας, γνωστή για το αρχαίο θέατρό της. ↩︎ - Δελφοί (m.)
Αρχαία πόλη της Ελλάδας, γνωστή για το μαντείο του Απόλλωνα. ↩︎ - θεά (f.)
Γυναικεία θεϊκή ύπαρξη που λατρευόταν στην αρχαία θρησκεία. ↩︎ - βοηθώ
Δίνω υποστήριξη ή συνδρομή σε κάποιον που έχει ανάγκη. ↩︎ - ήρωας (m.)
Πρόσωπο που κάνει γενναίες πράξεις ή είναι κεντρικός χαρακτήρας σε ένα έργο. ↩︎
Translation
Text comprehension
Question 1: On which dates will Ion be performed at the Epidaurus Festival?
Question 2: Which goddess helps the heroes at the end of the play?
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| Δελφοί (m.) | |
| θεά (f.) | |
| βοηθώ | |
| ήρωας (m.) | |
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A production of Euripides’ Ion, directed by Thoma Moschopoulos, will close this year’s Epidaurus Festival with two performances on 28 and 29 August.
The show is a new production by the Theatre Organisation of Cyprus, marking the organisation’s return to Epidaurus with one of Euripides’ least frequently staged plays.
The lead roles are taken by Stela Fyrogeni as Kreusa, award-winning Neoklis Neokleous as Xouthos, and Yannis Tsoumarakis — recipient of the Horn Prize 2025 — in the title role of Ion.
The play is set at the sacred Oracle of Apollo at Delphi. Kreusa, daughter of the mythical founder of Athens, arrives with her husband Xouthos seeking a prophecy after years of childlessness. Apollo falsely tells Xouthos that the first young man he meets leaving the temple is his son. That young man is Ion, a temple servant of unknown origin raised at Delphi. The truth, however, is darker: Ion is the son of Kreusa and Apollo, the product of a violent union that Kreusa has kept secret. The play culminates in the recognition of mother and son, and the intervention of Athena.
Moschopoulos has described the work as sitting closer to comedy than tragedy, noting:
Advanced: Reports from Greece
- Ion: Epidaurus Finale on 28 and 29 August with Distinguished Cast — Why Moschopoulos’ Production Stands Out (Iefimerida Politismos)
- Euripides’ Ion Closes the Epidaurus Festival with Two Performances (News247 Afieromata)
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