Persephone, according to mythology, was the queen of the underworld and daughter of Demeter. She was the goddess of vegetation. She was mainly worshipped during the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Georgios Pentzikis was a physician and fighter of the Macedonian Struggle. He was a member of the Charity Brotherhood of Thessaloniki and Head of the Executive Department of the Hellenic Organisation.

Pytheas of Massalia lived in the 4th century B.C. He was an explorer, astronomer and geographer. He travelled as far as North Europe, arriving on an island that he named Thule. In his writings, he made scientific observations, he explained the phenomenon of the tide and he talked about the north polar circle.

Ptolemies was the name of a dynasty of Macedonian kings of Egypt, during the Hellenistic period. They ruled from 305 to 30 B.C. The founder of the dynasty was Ptolemy I, who was a General of Alexander the Great and their last Queen was Cleopatra. The capital of their kingdom was Alexandria.

Prophet Elijah lived in the 9th century B.C. He is commemorated by the Orthodox Church on the 20th of July. The street was named after the adjacent church of Prophet Elijah. The church is Paleologan and its architectural style is unique in Thessaloniki. The name of the church is more modern and it is a

The name of the street refers to the Consuls of France and Germany who were killed by lynching in 1876 because they tried to prevent the islamization of a young Christian lady. Their murder became a domestic and international political and diplomatic issue.

Poros is an island in the Saronic Gulf, that is made of two smaller islands, Sphaeria and Kalaureia. Poros and its residents played a leading role in the Revolution of 1821.

The name of the street is related to the events that took place at the National Technical University of Athens (Metsovion), in November 1973. The Athens Polytechnic Uprising is since a symbol of anti-junta resistance. Those same days in Thessaloniki, students opposing to dictatorship, took over the Technical University of Thessaloniki.

Anastasios Polyzoidis was born in Meleniko, Macedonia, in 1802 and died in Athens in 1873. He was a judge, author and politician. During the trial of the leaders of the Greek Revolution of 1821, under the Bavarian regency, together with fellow judge Georgios Tertsetis, refused to countersign the decision of condemnation to death. He is

Polygyros is a city at the centre of the Halkidiki peninsula. According to archaeological findings, the region have been inhabited since the 6th century B.C. The name Polygyros appeared in the 10th century A.D.