Eleni

The historical trauma of the December Events, essentially a composite of numerous smaller traumas and just as many enigmas, remains largely unhealed. Eight decades later, instead of resolving the questions, time has merely multiplied them.

Athena (Nounou) Martinou, the strongest woman in Greek maritime and one of the pioneers in the international maritime industry worldwide, passed away on Friday evening at the age of 97. She was the founder of the shipping giant Thenamaris Ships Management.

Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has offered prayers at the 2024 Democratic (DNC) and Republican (RNC) national conventions, continuing a longstanding tradition of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America of making invocations at these political events.

The meeting was as warm and spontaneous as never before in my journalistic adventure. Here’s exactly what happened last Thursday on Xenokratous sidewalk outside a well-known café. I saw him exit the embassy’s massive car and at first contact, he hugged me, spoke to me in the familiar manner as if we had known each other for years. “Dimitri, I’m glad to see you” (in Greek)

They worked witth Pomak embroiderers to create intricate traditional patterns and alongside the nuns of the Orthodox Monastery of Saints Konstantinos and Eleni in the Peloponnese, mastering the art of weaving on the loom.

The Eleni Koroneou Gallery (koroneougallery.com) presents a selection of paintings and works on paper by German neo-expressionist Helmut Middendorf, which were created in the period from 1977 to 1988 and were chiefly inspired by daily life, pop culture, and the nightlife and music scene of Berlin's historic Kreuzberg district. The exhibition also includes his early Super-8 films.

Eleni, 43, the unfortunate woman who was crushed under the rubble of her house in the village of Vrisa after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Lesvos, Monday, had been bed-ridden fro the last 2 years, as she suffered from terminal cancer. The mother of two, whose husband George was pulled out from under the collapsed building is in hospital.

Mytilene is the capital and port of the island of Lesvos. During the ancient times the little harbor was connected with a 700 meter long channel, evidence of which has been noted in the tales of the Roman writer Longus.

Newspaper Independent published a map listing of the most common names across Europe. The data comes from Wikiwand and revealed that George was the most popular name given to males in Greece, with Maria topping the list for females. John and Konstantinos came in 2nd and 3r, respectively, while Eleni and Katerina made up the top 3 for women.