Polos (actor)

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Polos (ancient Greek: Πῶλος) was a Greek tragedy actor of the late 4th century BC. Chr.

Polos came from Aegina . He was a student of Archias of Thurioi . Various mentions in literary tradition speak for its fame already in antiquity. He preferred to play as the protagonist (first actor) in Sophoclean plays. So he played Oedipus and Electra . The Roman poet Gellius describes in his Noctes Atticaethe anecdote where Polos was supposed to play the Elektra after the death of his son, and in order to be able to depict Electra's grief over the alleged death of her beloved brother Orestes in a particularly realistic and emotional manner, he took the urn of his recently deceased son on stage with him to get yourself into the right mood. So he mixed the grief of the piece with his own grief. Polos tried to be realistic and psychologically motivated. Star allures were alien to him, sometimes he waived parts of the fee and, if necessary, even managed a tritagonist(third actor) under. As a 70-year-old, he is said to have played eight pieces on four consecutive days. The only surviving inscription on Polos speaks of the granting of civil rights and high honors by the Samians .

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SURNAME Polos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ρῶλος
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek tragedy actor
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr.