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Barbarossa (1473–1518), famous privateer, older brother of Khair ad Din; (Greek mother) Laskarina Bouboulina, privateer, naval commander, Greek nationalist fighter; İbrahim Ethem Pasha, Greek-born Grand Vizier; Khair ad Din (1475–1546), Greek-born Ottoman Turkish Admiral, also known as Barbarossa; (Greek mother)
This famous aphorism used to characterize Heraclitus' thought comes from Simplicius, a Neoplatonist, and from Plato's Cratylus. The word rhei (ρέι, cf. rheology) is the Greek word for "to stream"; according to Plato's Cratylus, it is related to the etymology of Rhea. πάντοτε ζητεῖν τὴν ἀλήθειαν
This is a list of modern Greek poets (years link to corresponding "[year] in poetry" article). List
Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...
Upon his return to Greece, he began translating works of philosophy. In 1914, he met the writer Angelos Sikelianos. Together they travelled for two years through places where Greek Orthodox Christian culture flourished, largely due to the enthusiastic nationalism of Sikelianos. [10] Kazantzakis married Galateia Alexiou in 1911; they divorced in ...
Walk down Reader's Digest memory lane with these quotes from famous people throughout the decades. The post 100 of the Best Quotes from Famous People appeared first on Reader's Digest.
Athanasios Christopoulos (Greek: Αθανάσιος Χριστόπουλος; 2 May 1772 – 19 January 1847) was a Greek poet, playwright, a distinguished scholar and jurist. He has been proclaimed a champion of the modern Greek demotic and the forerunner of the national poet Dionysios Solomos.
2 November 1911 in Heraklion, Crete, Greece 18 March 1996 in Athens, Greece Literature "for his poetry, which, against the background of Greek tradition, depicts with sensuous strength and intellectual clear-sightedness modern man's struggle for freedom and creativeness." [2]