"Phaethon", a recently discovered tragedy written by a prominent tragedian of the Ancient Greece, Euripides, will be staged for the first time within the framework of an international festival held in the Aegean province of Izmir. The world premiere of "Phaethon" will take place at the Celsus Library of the ancient city of Ephesus on July 3 within the framework of the 22nd International Izmir Festival. Numerous Greek actors, musicians and directors, who are the best-known performers of Greek tragedy, will take part in the staging of the 2,400 year-old tragedy. Greek tenor Mario Frangoulis will represent Apollo, the ancient Greek god of light, healing and poetry during the performance. Euripides (480 BC-406 BC) was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles). Ancient scholars thought that Euripides had written ninety-five plays. Eighteen of Euripides' plays have survived complete. The original text of Euripides' Phaethon was discovered in Egypt in 1860. The tragedy was written on papyrus papers which were later wrapped around three mummies. The restoration process of the writings took quite a long time.