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Sir Alec Issigonis, British-Greek creator of the Mini car; Eleni Konsolaki, archaeologist who researched Methana and the Troezen area in 1990; Vissarion Korkoliacos (1908–1991), Greek Orthodox monk; Polyvios Kossivas, bystander who became famous in the 2004 Olympic Games for helping a runner; Makarios III, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Cyprus
A list of notable photographers from Greece: Filippos Margaritis (1839–1892, ) Leonidas Papazoglou (1872–1918, Λεωνίδας Παπάζογλου) Nelly's, Elli Souyioultzoglou-Seraïdari (1889–1998, Έλλη Σουγιουλτζόγλου-Σεραϊδάρη) Yiorgos Depollas (born 1947) Mary Kay (landscape photographer) Yannis Kontos ...
This is a list of Greek actors Alekos Alexandrakis – (Αλέκος Αλεξανδράκης) (1928–2005) Anthimos Ananiadis ...
The History of Greek photography began with travellers from Canada and Europe to Greece. Pierre Gustave Joly de Lotbiniere (1798–1865, Canadian) and Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804–1892, French) were among the examples of persons who came to Greece and took photographs of Greece (daguerreotypes) in 1830s or 1840s.
Platon was born on 20 April 1968 in Greece. His father (Jim Antoniou) was a Greek architect and illustrator and his mother is an art historian. [1] [2] Platon is currently married and has two children. [2] He was raised in Greece and moved to England at the age of 8. [2]
Greece recorded the first win over England in the national team’s history, as Vangelis Pavlidis’ last-minute strike secured a famous 2-1 victory. Pavlidis gave Greece the lead early in the ...
The Greeks created images of their deities for many purposes. A temple would house the statue of a god or goddess, or multiple deities, and might be decorated with relief scenes depicting myths. Divine images were common on coins. Drinking cups and other vessels were painted with scenes from Greek myths.
Babrius – fabulist; Bacchylides – poet; Basil of Caesarea – Christian saint; Basilides – philosopher; Bathycles of Magnesia – sculptor; Battus – founder of Cyrene; Berenice I of Egypt – Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt