The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
the two elder Polos
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 11
The elder Polos arrive as a pair bound by kinship and the promise of distant roads. Their presence suggests a world opening beyond familiar shores, though the text gives little hint of their individual temperaments.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 11
- Books
- 1
Niccolò and Maffeo Polo, Marco’s father and uncle, are the elder Polos whose journey east precedes Marco’s own travels. Their early expedition helps frame the family’s connection to the wider world, but the account offers little further detail about their individual lives or transformations.
Description
Niccolò and Maffeo Polo are adult men, but no details of their appearance are supplied. Their builds, skin tones, hair, eyes, faces, clothing, and distinguishing features remain undescribed.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Marco Poloyounger family member
Marco’s travels and narrative are connected to the earlier journeys of the two elder Polos, Nicolo and Maffeo.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
Appearances
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