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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
John Stamos – father was of Greek descent [38] John Stamos [38] Gus Trikonis – actor appeared in West Side Story along with his sister, Gina Trikonis. 1st husband of Goldie Hawn. Dan Vadis – actor famous for his lead roles in many Italian films made in the 1960s; Titos Vandis – Greek stage and film star. Later starred on Broadway and in ...
This is a list of Greek artists from the antiquity to today. Artists have been categorised according to their main artistic profession and according to the major historical period they lived in: the Ancient (until the foundation of the Byzantine Empire), the Byzantine (until the fall of Constantinople in 1453), Cretan Renaissance 1453-1660, Heptanese School 1660-1830 and the Modern period ...
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
Almost 200 years later, the chapel was designated the St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine by the Greek Orthodox Church, and it exists today as a remnant of their presence, having been built atop the site of the Avero House, itself believed to be the first site of Greek Orthodox worship in the United States.
The Greek historian Herodotus was the first person to write about an Athenian runner named Pheidippides participating in the First Persian War. His account is as follows: [10] Before they left the city, the Athenian generals sent off a message to Sparta. The messenger was an Athenian named Pheidippides, a professional long-distance runner.
The School of Athens, a famous fresco by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael, with Plato and Aristotle as the central figures in the scene.. Greek inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques invented, innovated or discovered, partially or entirely, by Greeks.
This an alphabetical list of ancient Greeks. These include ancient people of Greek culture who were also born and have Greek origins and ethnic Greeks from Greece and ...