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Midas | The Mythological Greek Tycoon King with the Magical Golden Touch

King Midas, one of the most famous Greek myths, is about a king who turned into gold everything he touched.

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Aristaeus | Ancient Greek God | The First Farmer or the First Doctor of History?

Aristaeus, born in Kissavos, was the culture hero and God of Greek Mythology that discovered many useful arts, including bee-keeping.

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The Acropolis of Athens | A Global Symbol of Democracy's Principles

The Acropolis of Athens is the symbol of democracy built in 447 BC by architects Ictinus & Kallikrates, with sculptures of famous Pheidias.

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Monasteries' History | Meteora | Ascetes and Hermits on Sacred Rocks

The ascetic community in Meteora started around the beginning of the 13th century.

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Pavlos Kountouriotis | A Hero of Greek Independence on the Averof Flagship

Pavlos Kountouriotis [1855 – 1935] was a Greek admiral during the Balkan Wars and the 1st and 3rd President of the 2nd Hellenic Republic.

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Ionian Academy | Corfu | The Sparkle of Higher Education in Modern Greece

The Ionian Academy was the first academic institution of modern Greece, established by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, in 1824.

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Manto Mavrogenous | A Greek Heroine of the War of Independence of 1821

Manto Mavrogenous, born in 1796 in Mykonos and died in 1848, is a Greek famous heroine of the Greek War of Independence.

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Michael Tositsas | Greek Benefactor | The Father of Hellenism in Egypt

Michael Tositsas [born in Metsovo in 1787] was a Greek businessman and benefactor, considered to be the father of Hellenism in Egypt.