Polus of Aegina

Polus (Ancient Greek: Πῶλος) of Aegina was a celebrated tragic actor, the son of Charicles of Sunium, and a disciple of Archias of Thurii.

This article is about the ancient Greek actor. For the ancient Greek philosopher, see Polus.

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]

Notes
  1. Plutarch, Dem. p. 859, An seni ger. sit Resp. 3. p. 785b
  2. Lucian. Necyom. vol. i. p. 479, ed. Hemst.

 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. 1. p. 441.

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