test Η ΥΠΟΔΟΡΙΑ ΕΙΡΩΝΕΙΑ ΣΤΗ ΣΚΗΝΗ ΤΗΣ ΕΥΑΔΝΗΣ ΤΩΝ ΙΚΕΤΙΔΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΕΥΡΙΠΙΔΗ [THE LATENT IRONY IN EVADNE’S SCENE IN EURIPIDES’ SUPPLIANTS]|ΠΑΡΑΒΑΣΙΣ/PARABASIS

Η ΥΠΟΔΟΡΙΑ ΕΙΡΩΝΕΙΑ ΣΤΗ ΣΚΗΝΗ ΤΗΣ ΕΥΑΔΝΗΣ ΤΩΝ ΙΚΕΤΙΔΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΕΥΡΙΠΙΔΗ [THE LATENT IRONY IN EVADNE’S SCENE IN EURIPIDES’ SUPPLIANTS]

Εξώφυλλο Παράβασις Τόμ. 20 / Cover Parabasis Vol. 20
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Published: Nov 24, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681//.43299
Chrysanthi Mitta
Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the latent irony in Evadne’s scene in Euripides’ Suppliants, which is woven within a web of allusions, contrasts, conflations, reflections, and blurred boundaries. Specifically, I focus on the conflation of marriage with death, the female Bacchic ecstasy, escape, and transgression, combined with the masculine mania of Ares and the consequent undermining or redefinition of social gender roles. The latter is also achieved by the tragic bride’s adoption of masculine values in the context of her ‘heroic’ suicide, as well as the mutual reflection of her husband, Capaneus, and her father, Iphis. Consequently, the focus of my research is the relationship between oikos and polis, the conflict but also the conflation of values and their meaning for each person, the power of emotion, and the effects of war on people. Furthermore, the ironic overtones are evident in the tension between the scene and the drama’s Eleusinian backdrop and its mythological frame.

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Author Biography
Chrysanthi Mitta

Chrysanthi Mitta studied Classical Philology at the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed her postgraduate studies in "Greek Language and Literature" at the Open University of Cyprus with excellence. She holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Theatre Studies at the University of Patras with a doctoral dissertation titled: Euripides’ Suppliants: Dramaturgy and Stage Performance. She has participated in the research program (NSRF/ESPA) on the topic: «The Mask in Commedia dell’Arte and Ancient Greek Comedy: A Comparative and Historical Approach, with Emphasis on the Methodology of Acting» (University of Patras, Academic Consultant: Mr. Agis Marinis). Within the framework of this research program, she co-authored the article: «The Mask in Commedia dell’Arte and Ancient Greek Comedy. Towards a comparative approach, with emphasis on the methodology of acting» (Mediterranean Chronicle, vol. 10, p. 59-88, 2020), in collaboration with Agis Marinis and Elina Daraklitsa. Independent Publications: «The 'Echo' of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex in Ibsen’s Ghosts: Human Limits and the Conflict of Values», Parabasis 17-18/2 (2021-2022), p. 59-78; «The Latent Irony in Euripides’ Suppliants. Τhe performance by the National Theatre and THOC (2019)»,  in Prousali, E. (ed.) (2023). Performing Arts in the 21st Century: Current Practices and Future Prospects, Eurasia Publications, p. 299-307 (Retrieval link: https://www.greektheatrecritics.gr/?p=1574), Proceedings of the Conference «Theatre and Performing Arts in the 21st Century: The Anguish and Struggle of Redefinition», October 1-3, 2021, Hellenic Association of Theatre and Performing Arts Critics.  She works as a Philologist in Secondary Education.