Myths
People leaving or having Greece as a starting point, managed to accomplish great things on an international level. Personalities of Literature, Arts and Sciences. Greeks ‘Myths, immortals, ambassadors of Hellenism across the Universe.
The famous ” drunk” of Greek cinema who… never drank!
“Are you drunk again? You drink like Orestes Makris.” The man whose full name is still to this day, to the much younger generations who learn about him through his films, is still associated with drunkenness, Orestis Makris, would certainly not want to be remembered...
The Greek Opera Diva with the “Diamond Voice” – 100 years since her birth
Maria Callas is not only one of the greatest voices in the history of opera but also a proud national symbol for Greece. With her unique voice, she managed to conquer the greatest Operas of the world, bringing glory not only to the art of...
The man who discovered Marilyn Monroe
The great man of 20th Century Fox, Spyros Skouras started as a shepherd, as he said, from a small village of Pyrgos, Ilia. He was the man who discovered Marilyn Monroe and was behind the greatest successes of the time. He grew up in the...
The legend of Greek basketball
Nikos Galis is a former Greek-American basketball player and one of the greatest European players. He is considered the most important figure in the history of the sport in Greece and the greatest Greek athlete of all time. In 2017, he became the first Greek...
A global legend in design (1937-2020)
Yannis Tseklenis is considered to be the leading Greek fashion designer of the second half of the 20th century, who introduced Greek fashion to the modern international world. His artistic contribution to Greece has been recognized and given various awards, while his designs have been...
The lyricist who passionately “changed” the folk song
Eftychia Papayannopoulou was the first female lyricist in Greece, a strong personality who, through her songs, sealed all the modern history of the country. She sold her lyrics so that she could live and play cards, in her songs one could discover every aspect of...
The restless worker of the magnetic fields
Panagiotis Vassilakis, under the pseudonym Takis, was the pioneer Greek sculptor, one of the main representatives of contemporary art and kinetic art. Both because of the materials and techniques he used and the ideas he transmitted, his works exist indoors and outdoors which are on...
The great Master of theater (1908-1987)
Karolos Koun, the great art creator and educator of the theater, had been awarded many times as a man of letters, arts and sciences, while his relationship with ancient drama wrote one of the greatest chapters in the history of the new Greek theater. He...
The People’s Poet
Kostas Varnalis was a Greek poet, writer and journalist. He has written poems, narrative works, criticism and translations. His work has a well-formed form and plasticity in expression. It is characterized by a warm lyrical imagination and a satirical mood with an interest for the...
The clear and honest voice of art (1943-2017)
Dimitris Mytaras, an internationally acclaimed artist, professor of the Athens School of Fine Arts and academician, was one of the most important painters and set designers of the 1960s, and he was also a poet, talented costume designer, illustrator, designer of decorative performances and charismatic...