The Day the First Actor Walked the Stage in Athens

Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage, Nov 23, 534 BCE

Well, that’s interesting. And, as an astrologer, I suspect that the chart for the middle of that day will reveal something that proves known information from my own experience.

Note that, changing an old style to a new style calendar, six days have been removed.

Neptune, in my experience, is a symbol of someone being an actor in their life. As this is an event chart, it seems only right that Neptune should be in or around the Descendant. This is indicative of someone breaking the rules. This is further shown by the triple Yod, pointing at Saturn. The inconjuncts are linking Saturn to the Moon, on one side, with the Sun, Mars and Uranus on the other. Hmm.

This new style was called tragedy, and Thespis was the most popular exponent of it. Eventually, in 534 BC competitions to find the best tragedy were instituted at the City Dionysia in Athens, and Thespis won the first documented competition. Capitalising on his success, Thespis also invented theatrical touring; he would tour various cities while carrying his costumes, masks and other props in a horse-drawn wagon.

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