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.
One of the top scientists in Genome Sciences
[:el]Georgios Stamatogiannopoulos was a professor of genetics and medicine at Washington University in Seattle, USA, and director of the Markey Molecular Medicine Center. He was internationally recognized as a leading scientist in the field of molecular genetics with more than 400 studies, a member of...
The father of modern Greek literature
Alexandros Papadiamantis is one of the greatest Greek novelist and is regarded as the father of modern Greek literature. He also worked as a journalist and as a translator. Papadiamantis was born on 4 March 1851 on the Greek island of Skiathos. His father was a...
One of the most influential Greek painters of the 19th century
[:el] Nikolaos Gyzis was born in the village of Sklavohori, in Tinos island on the 1st of March 1842, and died in Munich, on the 4th of January 1901. He is considered to be one of the most important Greek painters of the 19th century,...
One of the most influential puppeteers
[:el] Evgenios Spatharis was an artist of the Greek shadow theatre and one of the most influential puppeteers and also a painter. He was born in Kifissia on January 2nd, 1924. He was on painting and particularly studied the heroes of shadow theatre, as his...
The “Sir” of the Greek pentagram
[:el] Grigoris Bithikotsis, also known as Sir of the Greek pentagram, was one among the greatest Greek songwriters and folk singers of the 20th century. Bithikotsis was born on 11 December 1922, in the Athenian suburb Peristeri and he was the youngest child of an...
One of the top Greek actresses
Katina Paxinou, was a Greek actress who remains one among the top actresses around the world. With her endless talent she managed to excel worldwide. The internationally renowned artist was the first Greek actress who managed to fascinate Hollywood and even won an Oscar for...
One of the greatest Greek poets
[:el] Kostis Palamas was a poet, a prose writer, a playwright, a historian, a journalist and a literary critic. Palamas is considered one among the greatest Greek poets with a significant contribution to the development and renewal of modern Greek poetry. He is also one of...
One of the major Greek poets of our times
«I am from Constantinople by descent, but I was born in Alexandria—at a house on Seriph Street; I left very young, and spent much of my childhood in England. Subsequently I visited this country as an adult, but for a short period of time. I...
One of the greatest painters of all time
Domenikos Theotokopoulos, well known as El Greco was one of the greatest painters. El Greco’s paintings adorn the largest museums and private collections. In Greece there are six paintings of Theotokopoulos: “St Luke Painting the Virgin and Child” and “The Adoration of the Magi” (Benaki...
The father of Mini
Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis, best known as Alec Issigonis, is a car designer of Greek origins and the developer of the groundbreaking Mini. He was born in Smyrna on November 18th, 1906. His father Constantine Issigonis and his grandfather were engineers. After the Minor...