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[citation needed] In homage to Thespis, actors in the English-speaking part of the world have been referred to as thespians. Thespis was the title character in an 1871 comic opera by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, the first collaboration between the two men, although the musical score has mostly been lost.
The common noun thespian meaning "actor" comes from the legendary first actor named Thespis, and not the city. Both Thespis and Thespiae, however, are derived from the noun θέσπις (théspis, meaning 'divine inspiration'). Demophilus of Thespiae – Commander of the Thespian force at the Battle of Thermopylae. Phryne – a hetaira.
Illustration of Thespis by D. H. Friston from The Illustrated London News, 1872, shows Apollo, Mars, Jupiter, Thespis and Mercury (right). Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old, is an operatic extravaganza that was the first collaboration between dramatist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan.
In Greek mythology, Menestratus (/ m ɛ n ɛ ˈ s t r æ t u s /; Ancient Greek: Μενέστρατος, romanized: Menéstratos) is a Thespian man who dies trying to slay a dragon in an attempt to save his lover from the monster.
Thespian may refer to: A citizen of the Ancient Greek city of Thespiae; An actor or actress Thespis, the first credited actor; A member of the International Thespian Society, an honor society that promotes excellence in high school theater "The Thespian", the sixth song of The Emptiness, the third studio album by American band Alesana
The three phases of the magnum opus: nigredo, albedo and rubedo. (from Pretiosissimum Donum Dei, published by Georges Aurach in 1475). Rubedo is a Latin word meaning "redness" that was adopted by alchemists to define the fourth and final major stage in their magnum opus. [1]
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Caput mortuum (plural capita mortua; literally "dead head") is a Latin term used in alchemy to signify a useless substance left over from a chemical operation such as sublimation and the epitome of decline and decay (alternatively called nigredo). Alchemists represented this residue with a stylized human skull, a literal death's head. [1]