Eleutherios or Lefteris ( el, Ελευθέριος, "the liberator") is an epithet and formal attribution in the Greek pantheon, including: *

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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It is also used as a first name in modern Greek (alternatively transliterated as Eleftherios, in the short form Lefteris): * Eleftherios Eleftheriou (born 1974), Cypriot football midfielder *

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 * Eleftherios Mertakas (born 1985), Cypriot football midfielder *

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 *

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 *

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 * Eleftherios Venizelos (1864–1936), Greek revolutionary, statesman and charismatic leader in the early 20th century *

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 *

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 *

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

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