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  2. Use of costume in Athenian tragedy - Wikipedia

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    The masks were the most striking feature of the costume worn by the Athenian actors. Facial expression was lost anyway due to the huge size of the Greek theatres, but the masks were also a means of blotting out expression, so visual meaning was expressed by the entire body. The actors were seen as silhouettes, or integral bodies, rather than faces.

  3. Theatre of ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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    The mask-makers were called skeuopoios or "maker of the props", thus suggesting that their role encompassed multiple duties and tasks. The masks were most likely made out of light weight, organic materials like stiffened linen, leather, wood, or cork, with the wig consisting of human or animal hair. [22]

  4. Comedy and tragedy masks - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Melpomene and Thalia were daughters of Zeus. Melpomene means a celebration of dance and song, while Thalia comes from the Greek thallein meaning to flourish or be verdant. [1] They are often depicted wearing the sock and buskin, which have also come to represent comedy and tragedy, and the masks are thus sometimes referred to as Sock ...

  5. Sock and buskin - Wikipedia

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    The sock and buskin, like the comedy and tragedy masks, are associated with two Greek Muses, Melpomene and Thalia.Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy, is often depicted wearing buskins and holding the mask of tragedy, while Thalia, the Muse of comedy, is often depicted wearing the comic's socks and holding the mask of comedy.

  6. Jeff Goldblum is one of the best reasons to watch Netflix's ...

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    The actor leads this Netflix comedy about a family of Greek gods set in a modern, metropolitan Crete, or Krete, in this case. Jeff Goldblum is one of the best reasons to watch Netflix's Greek ...

  7. Mask - Wikipedia

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    In some Greek masks, the wide and open mouth of the mask contained a brass megaphone enabling the voice of the wearer to be projected into the large auditoria. In medieval Europe, masks were used in mystery and miracle plays to portray allegorical creatures, and the performer representing God frequently wore a gold or gilt mask.

  8. Kaos: The Netflix blockbuster turning Greek gods into a 21st ...

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    Charlie Covell. For Covell, it’s not quite so simple. “I’m not trying to make a didactic political point,” they demur. “There have always been ruling classes and people that abuse power.

  9. Netflix’s KAOS Updates Greek Mythology in a Clever Thriller

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    In the Netflix series KAOS, premiering Aug. 29, Prometheus—who was famously condemned by Zeus to be forever bound to a cliff and have his infinitely regenerating liver pecked out by an eagle ...