Polus of Aegina
Polus of Aegina | |
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| Πῶλος | |
| Born | Aegina, Ancient Greece |
| Occupation | Tragic actor |
| Known for | Acting in eight tragedies at age 70, performing in Electra holding the ashes of his own son |
| Parent | Charicles of Sunium |
Polus (Ancient Greek: Πῶλος) of Aegina was a celebrated tragic actor, the son of Charicles of Sunium, and a disciple of Archias of Thurii.
It is related of him that at the age of 70, shortly before his death, he acted in eight tragedies on four successive days.[1][2]
The Roman author Aulus Gellius also mentions the actor, describing how during a performance of Electra, in the scene where Orestes is mourned with his ashes, Polus starred while holding an urn containing the ashes of his own son. [3]
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[edit]- Rosanna Lauriola and Kyriakos N. Demetriou (3 April 2017), BRILL (ed.), Brill's Companion to the Reception of Sophocles, BRILL, ISBN 9789004300941
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Mason, Charles Peter (1870). "Polus". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 441.
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