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Yiannis Moralis
Yiannis Moralis (; also transliterated Yannis Moralis or Giannis Moralis; 23 April 1916 – 20 December 2009) was an important Greek visual artist and part of the so-called "Generation of the '30s". He is a person who carried weight in many fields and found himself to be equally au courant. Furthermore, he exhibited a strong sense of responsibility when it came to confronting modern day problems. His art is distinct for the esoteric nature of its forms and its capacity and ability to suggest space. Biography Yiannis Moralis was born on the 23rd of April 1916 in Arta, Greece, the second of four children, the rest being Olga, Theodora and Yiorgos. Six years later in 1922, his family moved to Preveza, where Moralis's father, Konstadinos Moralis was appointed headmaster of the local Gymnasium there and five years following that in 1927they settled in Athens. By that time, Yiannis had already decided that he was going to be a painter, and so, along with his regular schooling, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the Geography of Greece, mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, spanning List of islands of Greece, thousands of islands and nine Geographic regions of Greece, traditional geographic regions. It has a population of over 10 million. Athens is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western culture, Western civilisation and the birthplace of Athenian democracy, democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major History of science in cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nikos Georgiadis
Nikos (, ''Níkos'') is a Greek given name. It originates from Greek ''Nikolaos'', which means "victory of the people".Liddell & Scott, Abridged Greek Lexicon Although used as a proper first name, Nikos is also a popular nickname of the original Nikolaos (Greek) or Nicholas (English). People *Nikos Alefantos, Greek football coach * Nikos Aliagas, Greek TV host *Nikos Anastopoulos, Greek footballer *Nikos Arabatzis, Greek footballer * Nikos Argiropoulos, Greek basketball player * Nikos Babaniotis, Greek footballer *Nikos Barboudis, Greek footballer * Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player *Nikos Beloyannis, Greek communist and resistance leader * Nikos Boudouris, Greek basketball player *Nikos Boutzikos, Greek footballer * Nikos Christodoulou, Greek conductor and composer *Nikos Christodoulides, Greek Cypriot politician * Nikos Dabizas, Greek footballer * Nikos Dimitrakos, American ice-hockey player * Nikos Dimou, Greek writer *Nikos Ekonomou, Greek basketball player *Nikos Engonopou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kosmas Xenakis
Cosmas or Kosmas is a Greek name (), from Ancient Greek Κοσμᾶς (Kosmâs), associated with the noun κόσμος (kósmos), meaning "universe", and the verb κοσμέω (to order, govern, adorn) linked to propriety. Alternate form: Κοσμίας; female form: Κοσμώ. It may refer to: Saints * Saints Cosmas and Damian (3rd century AD), Christian martyrs and physicians * Cosmas the Monk, (7th century AD), a Sicilian monk and tutor * Cosmas of Maiuma (8th century AD), Syrian bishop and hymnographer * Cosmas of Aphrodisia (died 1160), Sicilian Bishop and Martyr * Cosmas of Aetolia (1714-1779), Greek orthodox priestmonk and missionary Patriarchs * Patriarch Cosmas I of Constantinople (fl. 1075–1081), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople * Patriarch Cosmas II of Constantinople (fl. 1146–1147), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople * Patriarch Cosmas I of Alexandria (727-768), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria * Patriarch Cosmas II of Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Elli Voïla
In Norse mythology (a subset of Germanic mythology), Elli (Old Norse: , "old age"Orchard (1997:38).) is a personification of old age who, in the ''Prose Edda'' book ''Gylfaginning'', defeats Thor in a wrestling match.Graeme Davis (2013). ''Thor: Viking God of Thunder''. Bloomsbury Publishing. ''Gylfaginning'' In ''Gylfaginning'', Thor and his companions Loki and Þjálfi are in the hall of the jötunn Útgarða-Loki where they meet difficult challenges testing their strength and skill. Thor has just been humiliated in a drinking challenge and wants to get even. Then said Thor: 'Little as ye call me, let any one come up now and wrestle with me; now I am angry.' Then Útgarda-Loki answered, looking about him on the benches, and spake: 'I see no such man here within, who would not hold it a disgrace to wrestle with thee;' and yet he said: 'Let us see first; let the old woman my nurse be called hither, Elli, and let Thor wrestle with her if he will. She has thrown such men as have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas
Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas (; February 26, 1906 – September 3, 1994), also known as Nikos Ghika, was a leading Greek painter, sculptor, engraver, writer and academic. He was a founding member of the Association of Greek Art Critics, AICA-Hellas, International Association of Art Critics. He studied ancient and Byzantine art as well as folk art due to his adoration for the Greek landscape. During his youth he was exposed in Paris to the avant-garde European artistic trends and he gained recognition as the leading Greek cubist artist. His aim was to focus on the harmony and purity of Greek art and to deconstruct the Greek landscape and intense natural light into simple geometric shapes and interlocking planes. His works are featured in the National Gallery (Athens), the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Tate Gallery in London, the Metropolitan Museum of New York and in private collections worldwide. Biography Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas was born in Athens on 26 Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kaiti Antypa
The regular script is the newest of the major Chinese script styles, emerging during the Three Kingdoms period , and stylistically mature by the 7th century. It is the most common style used in modern text. In its traditional form it is the third-most common in publishing after the Ming and Gothic types used exclusively in print. History The ''Xuanhe Calligraphy Manual'' () credits with creating the regular script, based on the clerical script of the early Han dynasty (202 BCE220 CE). It became popular during the Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms periods, with Zhong Yao (230 BC), a calligrapher in the state of Cao Wei (220–266), being credited as its first master, known as the father of regular script. His famous works include the , , and . Palaeographer Qiu Xigui describes the script in ''Xuanshi biao'' as: However, very few wrote in this script at the time other than a few literati; most continued writing in the neo-clerical script, or a hybrid form of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nelli Andrikopoulou
Nelli is a feminine given name and a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Nelli Abramova (born 1940), Jewish former Soviet competitive female * Nelli Chervotkina (born 1965), former pair skater for the Soviet Union * Cornelli Nelli Cooman (born 1964), former Dutch athlete of Surinamese origin * Nelli Korovkina (born 1989), Russian footballer * Nelli Korbukova, Soviet female sprint canoer * Nelli Laitinen (born 2002), Finnish ice hockey player * Nelli Neumann (1886–1942), German mathematician who worked in synthetic geometry * Nelli Shkolnikova (1928–2010), Russian Jewish classical violinist * Nelli Tarakanova (born 1954), Ukrainian rower and medalist * Nelli Uvarova (born 1980), Russian theater and film actress * Nelli Voronkova (born 1972), Belarusian hurdler * Nelli Zhiganshina (born 1987), Russian-born German ice dancer Surname Pre-modern era * Fabio Nelli (1533–?), Spanish banker * Francesco Nelli (fl. 1363), Italian secretary of bishop Angelo Accia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Andreas Vourloumis
Andreas () is a name derived from the Greek noun ἀνήρ ''anēr'', with genitive ἀνδρός ''andros'', which means "man". See the article on Andrew for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runestone from the 12th century. The name Andrea may be used as a feminine form, but it is also the main masculine form in Italy and the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Given name Andreas is a common name, and this is not a comprehensive list of articles on people named Andreas. See instead . Surname * Alfred T. Andreas (1939–1900), American publisher and historian * Casper Andreas (born 1972), American actor and film director * Dwayne Andreas (1918–2016), American businessman * Harry Andreas (1879–1955), Australian businessman and company director * Lisa Andreas (born 1987), English singer Places *Andreas, Isle of Man, a village and parish in the Isle of Man See also * San Andreas (other) References * – Dictionary o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lili Arlioti
Lili may refer to: People * Lili (given name), for a list of people with the given name or nickname Other uses * ''Lili'' (1953 film), a musical starring Leslie Caron and Mel Ferrer * Lili (Tekken), a character from the Tekken fighting game series * Lilin (singular Lili), legendary demons in Mesopotamian mythology and Hebrew folklore * ''Lili'' (1917 film), a Hungarian film reportedly featuring Béla Lugosi * Lili (feline), the offspring of a liger and a lion * ''Lili'' (opera), an 1882 opéra bouffe by Hervé * Lili, a fictional fairy in ''La Corda d'Oro'' (''Kiniro no Corda'') * List of storms named Lili See also * Li Li (other) * Lille (other) * Lilley (other) * Lilli (other) * Lillie (other) * Lilly (other) * Lily (other) Lily, ''Lilium'', is a genus of flowering plants with large flowers. Lily may also refer to: * List of plants known as lily Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Lily'' (fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Yiorgos Mavrofridis
Giorgos, Yiorgos or Yorgos () is a common abbreviation of the given name Georgios. Notable people with the name include: Persons Giorgos * Giorgos Aftias, Greek journalist and politician * Giorgos Agorogiannis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Alkaios, pop musician and singer * Giorgos Anatolakis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Angelopoulos, Greek businessman and billionaire * Giorgos Apostolidis, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Arvanitis (born 1941), Greek cinematographer * Giorgos Balogiannis, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Bartzokas, Greek basketball coach * Giorgos Batis, Greek rebetiko musician * Giorgos Dedes, Greek footballer * Giorgos Diamantopoulos, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos (born 1952), Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament * Giorgos Donis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Economides, Cypriot footballer * Giorgos Foiros, Greek footballer and manager * Giorgos Fotakis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Gasparis, Greek basketball player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nikos Engonopoulos
Nikos Engonopoulos (; October 21, 1907 – October 31, 1985) was a Greek painter and poet. He is one of the most important members of "Generation of the '30s", as well as a major representative of the surrealist movement in Greece. His work as a writer also includes critique and essays. Biography Nikos Engonopoulos was born in Athens in 1907 and was the second son of Panagiotis and Errietti (Henrietta) Engonopoulos. During the summer of 1914, when Engonopoulos' family went on a trip to Constantinople were obliged to settle there, due to the outbreak of World War I. In 1923, he was enrolled in a lycée in Paris, where he studied for a period of four years. After his return to Greece, he joined the Army in order to fulfil the mandatory military service. Later on, he worked as a translator in a bank and as a secretary at the University of Athens. From 1930 to 1933 Engonopoulos worked as a designer in the Urban Planning Department of the Greek Ministry of Public Works. In 1932 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
