Homer’s Iliad | Plague (epidemic) & Minis (rage)
theatrical translation of the first rhapsody of Homer’s Iliad.
Firkas Fortless, Venetian Port of Chania, Crete, July 2021.
The first rhapsody of Homer’s Iliad places us in the timeless world of the Iliad. The Alexandrian philologists identified the two main thematic axes of this rhapsody. The plague, the deadly disease that Apolla spread with his arrows, and minin, the anger of Achilles that led to his retirement from the war. These two themes are interrelated, one after the other and compose the central pillars of the artistic approach of the work.
Creative team:
Translation: George Psychountakis (“Homer Iliad”, University Publications of Crete)
Dramaturgy – Direction: Dimitris Liolios
Scenography – costume design: Alegia Papageorgiou
Movement direction: Yiannis Nikolaidis
Music composition: Yagos Hairetis
Lighting design: Dimitris Baltas
Performers:
Vangelis Ambatzis, Eleni Koutaloni, Stavros Lilikakis, Giannis Charkoftakis, Anastasia Chatzara
Musician on stage: Yagos Hairetis
Artistic collaborator – assistant director: Panagiotis Kafousias
Draturgy consultant: Giannis Kokolakis
Graphic design: Konstantinos Argyriou
Production management: d.l.p.
Organisation – Production: Municipality of Chania / KEPEDICH-KAM / In co-organisation with the region of Crete with the support of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Chania



















