Eleutherios or Lefteris ( el, Ελευθέριος, "the liberator") is an epithet and formal attribution in the Greek pantheon, including:
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Dionysus
In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; grc, Διόνυσος ) is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity, and theatre. The Roma ...
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Eros
In Greek mythology, Eros (, ; grc, Ἔρως, Érōs, Love, Desire) is the Greek god of love and sex. His Roman counterpart was Cupid ("desire").''Larousse Desk Reference Encyclopedia'', The Book People, Haydock, 1995, p. 215. In the ear ...
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Zeus
Zeus or , , ; grc, Δῐός, ''Diós'', label= genitive Boeotian Aeolic and Laconian grc-dor, Δεύς, Deús ; grc, Δέος, ''Déos'', label= genitive el, Δίας, ''Días'' () is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek reli ...
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Eleuther In Greek mythology, the name Eleuther (Ancient Greek: Ἑλευθήρ) may refer to:
*Eleuther, one of the Curetes, was said to have been the eponym of the towns Eleutherae and Eleuthernae in Crete.
*Eleuther, an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 ...
, son of Apollo and Aethusa.
# He is renowned for having an excellent singing voice, which earned him a victory at the Pythian games,
# and for having been the first to erect a statue of Dionysus.
# as well as for having given his name to Eleutherae.
# His sons were Iasius.
# and Pierus. He also had several daughters, who spoke impiously of the image of Dionysus wearing a black aegis, and were driven mad by the god; as a remedy, Eleuther, in accordance with an oracle, established a cult of "Dionysus of the Black Aegis".
# Eleuther, a variant of the name Eleutherios, early Greek god who was the son of Zeus and probably an alternate name of Dionysus.
# Eleuther, one of the twenty sons of Lycaon. He and his brother Lebadus were the only not guilty of the abomination prepared for Zeus, and fled to Boeotia.
# Eleuther, one of the Curetes, was said to have been the eponym of the towns Eleutherae and Eleuthernae in Crete.
Given name
It is also used as a first name in modern Greek (alternatively transliterated as Eleftherios, in the short form Lefteris):
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Eleftherios Eleftheriou
Elefthérios Eleftheríou (born June 12, 1974 in Larnaca, Cyprus) is a Cypriot football midfielder who played for Alki Larnaca. He also played for Enosis Neon Paralimni and AEK Larnaca.
Honours
AEK Larnaca
* Cypriot Cup
The Cypriot Cup () i ...
(born 1974), Cypriot football midfielder
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Eleftherios Foulidis
Eleftherios Foulidis (, born 1948) is a Greek icon painter in the Orthodox tradition. He is from Drepano, Kozani and is based in London, United Kingdom.
Early life and work in Greece
Foulidis took his first impressions and practical art lessons ...
(born 1948), Greek iconographer, born in Drepano, Kozani
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Eleftherios Mertakas
Eleftherios Mertakas ( el, Ελευθέριος Μέρτακας; born March 16, 1985, in Paralimni) is a Cypriot football, who plays for Ayia Napa
Ayia Napa ( el, Άγια Νάπα tr, Aya Napa, ), officially romanised Agia Napa, is a tou ...
(born 1985), Cypriot football midfielder
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Eleftherios Papasymeon
Eleftherios Papasymeon ( el, Ελευθέριος Παπασυμεών) was a Greek athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Papasimeon was one of 17 athletes to start the marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot r ...
, Greek athlete who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens
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Eleftherios Poupakis
Eleftherios "Lefteris" Poupakis (Greek: Ελευθέριος "Λευτέρης" Πουπάκης; born 28 February 1946) is a retired Greek footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
During his career he played for Egaleo F.C., Olympiacos F.C., OFI ...
(born 1946), retired Greek footballer
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Eleftherios Sakellariou
Lefteris Sakellariou ( el, Λευτέρης Σακελλαρίου; born 17 February 1987) is a Greek footballer who plays as a left-back.
Career Senior career Early years
Sakellariou began his football career in the academy of Panathinaikos, ...
(born 1987), Greek footballer
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Eleftherios Venizelos (1864–1936), Greek revolutionary, statesman and charismatic leader in the early 20th century
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Lefteris Pantazis
Lefteris Pantazis ( el, Λευτέρης Πανταζής) who is often called by the nickname ''LePa'' by the media and his fans, is a Greek singer. He was born Eleftherios Pagkozidis (Ελευθέριος Παγκοζίδης) on 27 March 1955 to ...
(born 1955), Greek singer
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Lefteris Papadopoulos
Lefteris (Eleftherios) Papadopoulos ( el, Λευτέρης Παπαδόπουλος) is a Greek lyricist, writer and journalist.
Lefteris Papadopoulos was born in Athens, Greece on 14 November 1935. He is the son of Greek refugees, with a fath ...
(born 1935), Greek lyricist and journalist
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Lefteris Papadimitriou
Lefteris Papadimitriou is a Greek composer and performer.
Biography
He was born in Volos, Greece. He studied composition with Iannis Ioannidis and has written many compositions for live instruments and electronic media.
He is a graduate of th ...
, Greek composer and performer
See also
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Agios Eleftherios (disambiguation) Agios Eleftherios may refer to a neighbourhood, two villages and one church in Greece:
*Agios Eleftherios, Athens, a neighbourhood of Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and ...
, may refer to two villages and one church
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Soter Soter derives from the Greek epithet (''sōtēr''), meaning a saviour, a deliverer; initial capitalised ; fully capitalised ; feminine Soteira (Σώτειρα) or sometimes Soteria (Σωτηρία).
Soter was used as:
* a title of gods: Poseidon ...
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Eleuterio
Eleuterio or Eleutério is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Eleuterio Maisonnave y Cutayar (1840–1890), Spanish politician, Minister of State in 1873, under President Francisco Pi y Margall
*Eleuterio Felice Foresti (1793– ...
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Eleutherius (disambiguation) Eleutherius, Eleutherus or Eleuterus may refer to:
Gods
*An epithet of Dionysus and Zeus, meaning 'The Liberator'
Saints
*2nd century Pope Eleutherius (feast day: May 26)
*Eleutherius of Rocca d'Arce (feast day: May 29), English pilgrim who d ...
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Savior (disambiguation)
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Slobodan
Slobodan ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name which means "free" (''sloboda'' / meaning "freedom, liberty") used among other South Slavs as well. It was coined by Serbian liberal politician Vladimir Jovanović w ...
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