Manos Hatzidakis
Manos Hatzidakis was a Greek composer and theorist of Greek music, widely considered as one of the greatest Greek songwriters…
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Σαπφώ
Ο Πλάτωνας είχε γράψει ότι ήταν η δεκάτη μούσα, ο Αλκαίος την είχε αποκαλέσει «ιερή γυναίκα» και μέχρι σήμερα η…
Irene Papas
Irene Papas (or Pappas) (Greek: Ειρήνη Παππά) born according to most sources on 3 September 1926) is a Greek actress…
Mikis Theodorakis
Michael “Mikis” Theodorakis (Greek: Μιχαήλ (Μίκης) Θεοδωράκης [ˈmicis θeoðoˈɾacis]; born 29 July 1925) is a Greek composer and lyricist who…
Ioannis Kapodistrias
Ioannis Kapodistrias was was a Greek statesman who served as the Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire and was one…
Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler
Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler (pronounced [aʁvɛlɛʁ]; Greek: Ελένη Γλύκατζη-Αρβελέρ; born 29 August 1926) is Greek academic Byzantinologist. She is also a UNICEF…
Pythagoras
Often called the first of the Greek philosophers, Pythagoras was born in 570 BC on the island of Samos off…
Nikos Kazantzakis
One of the most important Greek writers, poets and philosophers of the 20th century, was born in Iraklion in 1883. In 1906…