Ion

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Ἴων, -ωνος, ὁ.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Īon: ōnis, m., = Ἴων,>
I an Athenian, son of Xuthus, who led a colony into Asia; from him is derived the name Ionia, Vitr. 4, 1; Stat. Th. 8, 454.—
II A sculptor of the one hundred and thirteenth Olympiad, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 51.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) Iōn,¹⁶ ōnis, m. (Ἴων),
1 fils de Xuthus, chef des Hellènes, qui donna son nom à l’Ionie : Vitr. Arch. 4, 1 ; Stat. Th. 8, 454
2 v. Io.
(2) Ion, ōnis, adj., ionique [nom d’un pied en métrique] : Ter. Maur. 2047 ; 2877.

Latin > German (Georges)

(1) Īon², ōnis, f., s. 2. Īo.
(2) Iōn³, s. Iones.

Wikipedia

• Ion (/ˈaɪɒn/; Ancient Greek: Ἴων, Iōn) is an ancient Greek play by Euripides, thought to be written between 414 and 412 BC. It follows the orphan Ion, a young and willing servant in Apollo's temple, as he inadvertently discovers his biological origins. As it unfolds the play is also the powerful story of his mother, Creusa, as she strives to guide her own life after having experienced terrible abuse at the hands of a god who is beyond her power (or that of any mortal). Euripides' retelling of this myth is a radical step forward among the Greek tragedies: while in other plays of classical Athens individuals often rail against the disasters that the Fates or the gods have caused to befall them, in this powerful play both Creusa and Ion actually challenge whether the gods have any right to govern the destinies of human beings. In the end, however, Euripides takes a step back from this precipitous development in human thought.
• Ion (dialogue), a dialogue by Plato, between Socrates and Ion, a reciter of epic poems
• Ion (mythology), the son of Xuthus and Creüsa, daughter of Erechtheus