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 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 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...
His music “speaks” directly to the Greek soul
Stavros Xarchakos is one of the “pioneers” of the Spring in the Greek artistic and popular music of the 60s and since then his songs hold a special place in the hearts of the Greeks . He was born in Exarchia, Athens, on March 14,...
The author who raised generations of Greeks with her books
Penelope Delta was born in Alexandria, Egypt, to Virginia Choremi and the wealthy cotton merchant Emmanuel Benakis. She was the third of six children, her two older siblings being Alexandra and Antonis Benakis, whose Tom Sawyer-like mischiefs she immortalized in her book Trellantonis; her younger...
Farewell video from “Médecins Sans Frontières” to Yannis Behrakis
With a touching video, “Médecins Sans Frontières” said goodbye to Greek photojournalist Yannis Behrakis, who died on 3 March 2019. Αποχαιρετάμε τον σπουδαίο Γιάννη Μπεχράκη, μέσα από το βίντεο της έκθεσης «People on the Move» που δημοσιεύεται για πρώτη φορά. Τιμάμε τη μνήμη και...
A historic meeting on stage
On July 29, 1995, at Koenigsplatz square in Munich, Germany, the crowd eye witnessed unique scenes. There, the leading Greek music composer Mikis Theodorakis met on stage Anthony Quinn, legendary “Zorba the Greek”, in a concert that made history! The two of them met a few...