|
Vyron Davos
Vyronas Davos (Greek: Βύρων Δάβος; born 1927), is a Greek historian, writer and poet. He was born in the village of Pelopio (now part of the municipality of Olympia) in Elis and moved to Athens as an employee of the fire department. Davos was member of the Hellenic or Greek Literature Company and the Greek Literature Union. His literature of the same is made known to the cultural ministry. Bibliography He wrote several historic and poetic works. His most popular include: He also wrote several articles in newspapers of Elis including '' Patris'', '' Avgi'', etc. References *''The first version of the article is translated from the article Article often refers to: * Article (grammar), a grammatical element used to indicate definiteness or indefiniteness * Article (publishing), a piece of nonfictional prose that is an independent part of a publication Article may also refer to: G ... at the Greek Wikipedia ( Main page)'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Davos Vyronas 1927 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelopio
Pelopio ( el, Πελόπιο, before 1928: Κριεκούκι - ''Kriekouki'') is a settlement in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. Pelopio is 3 km east of Smila, 4 km northwest of Olympia and 5 km southwest of Chelidoni. The Greek National Road 74 ( Pyrgos - Tripoli) passes south of the village. Pelopio had a population of 976 in 2011. History The village was founded in the 15th century during the Ottoman rule. It was founded by Turkish-Albanians who named it originally "Kriekouki" which means "red head" in their language. In 1928 it was renamed to Pelopio after Pelops, the mythical king of Pisa. Pelopio suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires and from a tornado on 3 November 2009. Population The population slightly declined over the years due to the economical crises. Most inhabitants who left went to Athens while a few of them immigrated to Germany. It is noted also that others left during the sixties to Patras, Athens or Thessaloniki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |