2/9 は Giornata Mondiale della Lingua Greca 2026
A remarkable breakthrough in classical studies has emerged with the translation of the Euripides Papyrus, a 3rd-century text found in 2022 in a pit grave at the necropolis of Philadelphia in Egypt.
The fragile manuscript preserves around 100 previously unknown lines written by the famed 5th-century B.C. Greek playwright Euripides, specifically from his lesser-known works Ino and Polyidos. These fresh verses offer rare insight into lost sections of Euripides’ tragedies, expanding our understanding of his themes, storytelling, and dramatic style.
The discovery demonstrates how even fragmentary archaeological finds can reshape literary history, restoring pieces of classical literature believed gone forever. This translation not only enriches Euripidean scholarship, but also reconnects modern readers with voices and stories that lay hidden for two millennia.
Ino-Leukothea 関連の悲劇作品──
- Aischylos, Athamas (岩波悲劇全集10, p. 43-) アタマース［川崎義和］
- Sophokles, Athamas (11, p. 3-)［西村賀子］; Phrixos (11, p. 319-) プリクソス［西村］
- Euripides, Ino (12, p. 188-) イーノー［安村典子］; Phrixos (12, p. 416-)［伊藤照夫］
Polyidos-Glaukos 関連の悲劇作品──
- Sophokles, Manteis/Polyidos (11, p. 182-) 予言者たち別名ポリュイードス［西村］
- Euripides, Polyidos (12, p. 292-)［安村］
