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Ion
By Euripides - Stage play
Roles
- Ion - Teenager (13-19), Young Adult (20-35), Male
About this piece
Ion is concerned about moving to Athens
Summary
Ion is the illegitimate son of Creausa, daughter of Erechtheus and a rich Athenian. After being raped by Apollo she gives birth to Ion and abandons him. Ion is saved by Hermes who takes him to the temple of Apollo in Delphi. Several years later Creusa marries Xuthus but they are unable to have a child. They decide to travel to Delphi to talk to the oracles. When Xuthus arrives to the temple, he is told in a prophecy that the first person that he will meet when he will leave the temple is his son. He meets Ion and believes that he is his son. Xuthus asks him to move to Athens with him and Creusa but in this monologue Ion expresses his concern about leaving his simple life and accepting to live in a rich family in Athens.
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