PERISTERIOU
Dove (Peristeri in Greek) symbolises peace, innocence and purity. For Christianity, it is the symbol of the Holy Spirit.
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PHILIPOU
Philip II (383 or 382-336 B.C.) was the King of Macedonia. he organised and expanded his kingdom and after the battle at Chaeronea, he imposed his reign in the rest of Greece as well. He carried out his first military campaign in Minor Asia. He was murdered and he was succeeded to the throne by
PHIDIOU
Phidias (around 495-around 415 B.C.) was a top Athenian sculptor, painter and architect. He made the bronze statue of Athena Promachos on the Acropolis, he decorated the Parthenon with his sculptures and he also designed the chryselephantine statue of Athena Parthenos inside the Partnenon. At Olympia, he made the chryselephantine Statue of Zeus, one of
PHOTAKOU
Photios Chrysanthopoulos or Photakos was a member of Filiki Eteria, militant of the Revolution of 1821 and adjutant to Theodoros Kolokotronis. He wrote the memoirs and biographies of several militants of the Revolution.
PHOKAIAS
Phokaia was an ancient Greek city in Minor Asia. It was founded as an Ionian colony, during the first Greek colonism. As a nautical and trade power, the people of Phokaia founded other colonies in the Western Mediterranean Sea, such as Marseille and other on the Black Sea coast. In June 1914, its Greek residents
DIONYSIOS SOLOMOS
Solomos Dionysios was a great Ionian lyricist and national poet. He was born in Zakynthos in 1798 and died in Corfu in 1857. He believed in the harmony of logic and emotion and never considered them incompatible. He studied in Italy. He returned to liberated Greece and at the age of 25 he cultivated and
HATZIANDREOU VAS.
Vasilis Hatziandreou was born in Moschonisi, off the coast of Ayvalik and he was a philologist. He was the director and publisher, along with Manolis Manos, of the magazine Techni (Art) that was launched in 1921, as a bi-weekly literary review. Six issues of the magazine were published. He was also the Principal of the
CHRYSIPPOU
Chrysippos was a Stoic philosopher of Ancient Greece, from Cilicia of Minor Asia. He went to Athens and succeeded Cleanthes in the management of the Stoic School. He was a prolific writer but none of his works have survived. Chrysippos was also the name of a Greek mythological figure.
HRISTOPOULOU
Athanasios Hristopoulos was born in Kastoria in 1772 and died in Bucharest in 1847. He was a scholar, lawyer, magistrate, poet and playwright. He was initiated in Filiki Eteria and a consultant of Alexandros Ypsilantis.
HAPSA
Stamatios (Stamos) or Kapetan Hapsas was a chieftain of Macedonia, from Halkidiki, who fought during the Revolution of 1821. He was a comrade of Emmanouil Papas, a leader of the Revolution in Macedonia. He was killed fighting in the battle of Vasilika in June 1821.
