El Greco

El Greco

male, deceased (1614)
Greek-Spaniard, greek alphabet, Fromcrete, Republic of Venice, Mannerism, Toledo, Spain…crete
El Greco was a painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. He usually signed his paintings in Greek letters with his full name,...
Nikos Kazantzakis

Nikos Kazantzakis

male, deceased (1957)
Modern Greek writer, modern Greek poet, Travel writer, Playwright, poem, writer…Fromcrete, born in Iraklio, Crete, Greece
Nikos Kazantzakis, author of poems, novels, essays, plays, and travel books, was arguably the most important and most translated Greek writer and...

Epimenides

male
poet, mythical, Central Asia, greek mythology, pausanias, initiation…Fromcrete, crete
Epimenides of Knossos (Crete) (Greek: ") was a semi-mythical 6th century BC Greek seer and philosopher-poet, who is said to have fallen asleep for...

Minos

male
ancient greek, Pasiphaë, Pederastic heroes and deities, Androgeus, Linear A, genitive…Fromcrete, crete
:"For the excavation popularly known as the "Palace of Minos" see "Knossos" In Greek mythology, Minos (in Greek ', genitive ') was a mythical king...
Yannis Smaragdis

Yannis Smaragdis

male
«Two Three Things», Cavafy, Directors Guild of America, Fromcrete, crete, greek
Yannis Smaragdis is a Greek film director. He was born in Crete. He studied Film in Greece and Paris, France. He appeared in 1972 with his short...
Daskalogiannis

Daskalogiannis

male, deceased (1771)
Hora Sfakion, Frangokastello, greek, Ioannis Vlachos, To tragoudi tou Daskalogianni, Aleksey Grigoryevich Orlov…crete, Fromcrete
"Ioannis Vlachos", known as Daskalogiannis was a Cretan rebel against Ottoman rule in the 18th century. Ioannis Vlachos was a wealthy Cretan...
Constantine Mitsotakis

Constantine Mitsotakis

male, 91 years old
Konstantinos Mitsotakis, German, apostasia, July apostates, Party of New Liberal, George Papandreou, senior…Fromcrete, crete
Constantine Mitsotakis (or Konstantinos Mitsotakis) (born October 18, 1918), Greek politician, was born in Chania, Crete. Like most Greek...
Nikos Xilouris

Nikos Xilouris

male, deceased (1980)
composer, brain tumor, greek, crete, Fromcrete, Greek military junta of 1967-1974
Nikos Xylouris was a Greek composer and singer from the village of Anoghia in Crete and also the older brother of another great musician of Cretan...
Odysseas Elytis

Odysseas Elytis

male, deceased (1996)
Modernism, Fromcrete, poet, nobel prize in literature, greek, modern Greek poet
Odysseas Elytis was a Greek poet, considered as one of the most important representatives of modernism in Greece. Although his original family name...