The Great Kythirians
Reference to important personalities who were either born or lived on the island of Kythira, or were originally from there, and became known in Greece or around the world for their work.
Edmondos Casimatis: The man who kept alive the «Greek Alexandria»
The history of the Greek community in Alexandria is filled with illustrious figures who left an indelible mark on commerce, culture, and...
Spyros Stathis
Spyros Stathis was the first headmaster of Kythira High School and one of the most important figures in the island's educational history. Until 1920,...
Dimitrios Stais
Dimitrios Stais was born in Kythira in 1869 (or 1872), a member of the distinguished Stais-Aspronychi family....
Nikolaos Lourantos
Nikolaos Lourantos was born on March 9, 1890, in Kalisperianika, Kythira, into a large family with eleven siblings. The...
Spiridione Blandi, teacher
An important figure in 18th-century Venice was the Kythirian scholar Spyridon Vlantis (1765-1830), who studied at the renowned...
The hospitable Kythirian, poet
Philoxenus was a dithyramb poet of the classical period. He was born in Kythira in 435 BC. When he was still a child, around 12 years old...
Spyridon Emmanouil Stais, politician
Spyridon Stais was born in 1859 in Kythira. In 1877, he graduated from the 1st Gymnasium of Athens and then studied...
Souli Souri, painter
Souli Souri was born in Athens in 1946 and was originally from Kythira. Although her health...