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Thespis, the person who is reputed as the first actor in plays, is sometimes credited with performing in the plays Contest of Pelias and Phorbas, Pentheus, Hiereis, and Hitheoi, but scholarly consensus appears to be leaning toward thinking these works to be later forgeries.

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Who is Thespis in 'Oedipus Rex'?

Thespis does not appear in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Thespis (fl. 6th century B.C.E.) has the reputation of being the world's first known actor. He lived in the century before the ancient Greek dramatist wrote his plays about the life and times of disgraced Theban King Oedipus (fl. 12th century B.C.E.). He was not part of the Theban royal family and therefore was not among the cast of characters or chorus.


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When was Thespis - opera - created?

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What is remarkable about thespis?

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When was thespis born?

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What are the achievements of thespis?

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Where was thespis born?

Paramus, NJ


Who is Thespis in 'Antigone'?

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Who invented tragedy?

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