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Apostolis
Apostolos () or Apostolis (Αποστόλης) is a common male Greek name#Given names, Greek given name, which means "apostle". The diminutive form Tolis (Τόλης) is also common. Bearers of the name include: *Apostolis Anthimos *Alex Carter (Canadian actor), Apostolos Apostolopoulos (Canadian actor known as Alex Carter (Canadian actor), Alex Carter) *Apostolos Athanassakis *Apostolos Christou *Apostolos Doxiadis *Apostolos Gerasoulis *Apostolos Giannou *Apostolos Gkountoulas *Apostolos Grozos *Apostolos Kaklamanis *Apostolos Kathiniotis *Apostolos Kontos *Apostolos Liolidis *Apostolos Nanos *Apostolos Nikolaidis (athlete) *Apostolos Nikolaidis (singer) *Apostolos Papandreou *Apostolos Paraskevas *Apostolos Santas *Apostolos Tsianakas *Apostolos Vellios *Metropolitan Apostolos of Kilkis *Apostolos Dimelis, Metropolitan Apostolos II of Rhodes Surname * Nikolis Apostolis, naval commander of the Greek War of Independence Other * Greek ship Apostolis, Greek warship {{given nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolis Anthimos
Apostolis Anthimos (born 25 September 1954 in Siemianowice Śląskie) is a Polish jazz / Rock music, rock oriented guitarist, drummer and keyboard player. His parents are Greeks. He is a member of the Poland, Polish progressive rock band SBB (band), SBB, and has had a long individual career both as band leader and as sideman. He worked with Czesław Niemen, Tomasz Stańko, George Dalaras, Vangelis Katsoulis, and also a number of bands, including Dżem and Osjan. He has participated in the recording of over fifty albums, including three solo albums of his own: Days We Can't Forget (1994, backed by Gil Goldstein, Jim Beard, Matthew Garrison & Paul Wertico), Theatro (1999) and Back to the North (2006, backed by Wertico and Marcin Pospieszalski). His recent solo projects include: * Apostolis Anthimos Trio (with Krzysztof Dziedzic on Drum kit, drums and Robert Szewczuga on bass guitar) * Apostolis Anthimos Quartet (with Arild Andersen on double bass, Tomasz Szukalski on saxophone and K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolis Apostolis
Nikolis Apostolis (, 1770–1827) was a Greek naval commander, leader of the Psarian fleet during the Greek War of Independence. Apostolis was born on the island of Psara in 1770. He was initiated into the Filiki Eteria in 1818. When the revolt against the Ottoman Empire broke out in 1821, he took part in the naval struggles at the head of the Psarian squadron. Apostolis continued the struggle even after his native Psara was attacked and sacked by the Turks in 1824. He helped supply the army and people of Messolonghi by running through the Ottoman blockade during the final siege of that city. He died in Aegina Aegina (; ; ) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina (mythology), Aegina, the mother of the mythological hero Aeacus, who was born on the island and became its king. ... on 6 April 1827. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Apostolis, Nikolis 1770s births 1827 deaths People from the Ottoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Ship Apostolis
At least two ships of the Hellenic Navy have borne the name ''Apostolis'' () after Greek naval hero Nikolis Apostolis Nikolis Apostolis (, 1770–1827) was a Greek naval commander, leader of the Psarian fleet during the Greek War of Independence. Apostolis was born on the island of Psara in 1770. He was initiated into the Filiki Eteria in 1818. When the revolt ...: * , a launched in 1940 as HMS ''Hyacinth'' and transferred to Greece and renamed in 1943. She was scrapped in 1952. * , a launched in 1945 as USS ''Charles P. Cecil'' she was transferred to Greece in 1980 and renamed. She was scrapped in 2003. {{DEFAULTSORT:Apostolis, Greek ship Hellenic Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Name
In the modern world, Greek names are the personal names among people of Greek language and Greek culture, culture, generally consisting of a given name and a family name. History Ancient Greek personal names, Ancient Greeks generally had a single name, often qualified with a patronymic, a clan or tribe, or a place of origin. Married women were identified by the name of their husbands, not their fathers. Hereditary family names or surnames began to be used by elites in the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine period. Well into the 9th century, they were rare. But by the 11th and 12th centuries, elite families often used family names. Family names came from placenames, nicknames, or occupations.Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure, ''The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland'', 2016, , p. lii During the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman period, surnames with Turkish prefixes such as "Hatzi-" ("Haji, Hacı"), "Kara-" ("brave") and suffixes such as "-(i)lis" ("li/lı" mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolos Nanos
Apostolos Nanos (; born February 5, 1966) is an archer from Greece. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ... in men's individual archery. He was defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 57th overall. Nanos was also a member of the 13th-place Greek men's archery team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. References 1966 births Living people Greek male archers Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for Greece Communist Party of Greece politicians Greek MPs 2012 (May) People from Volos 20th-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-archery-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolos Dimelis
Apostolos II (; Archangelos, 1922 – Rhodes, 22 September 2010), born Panagiotis Dimelis (Παναγιώτης Διμέλης), was the Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Rhodes, Greece from 5 May 1988 until his resignation on 20 April 2004, and before that titular metropolitan of Ilioupolis and Theira in Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ..., from 17 November 1977 until 15 October 1985. Notes 1922 births 2010 deaths Orthodox bishops of Rhodes People from Rhodes {{EasternOrthodoxy-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Apostolos Of Kilkis
Metropolitan Apostolos (Papakonstantinou) (1924 – 28 September 2009) was the metropolitan bishop of Kilkis from 1991 until his death. He was ordained a deacon in 1950 and a priest in 1954. He was elected and ordained as Bishop of Zakynthos Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos; ; ) or Zante (, , ; ; from the Venetian language, Venetian form, traditionally Latinized as Zacynthus) is a Greece, Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands, with an are ... in 1967. References 1924 births 2009 deaths Bishops of the Church of Greece Kilkis (regional unit) {{EasternOrthodox-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolos Vellios
Apostolos Vellios (; born 8 January 1992) is a Greek professional football player who plays as a striker for Cypriot club Nea Salamis Famagusta. Club career Iraklis Thessaloniki Vellios started his professional career at Iraklis in 2008. He made his debut against in a 4–1 away defeat by Skoda Xanthi on 26 April 2009, as he came in as a late substitute for Dimitris Giantsis, for the last round of the 2008–09 season. His first goal was an equalizer in injury time against Olympiacos in Karaiskakis Stadium on 7 November 2009, to help Iraklis escape with an away draw against the Greek giants. He was named ''MVP of the 10th round of the Greek Superleague'' for his performance in that match. At the end of the season, he totalled nine appearances for the club, all as a substitute, and two goals. Everton Following interest from Fulham, Olympiacos, AEK, and Bologna, Vellios signed for Everton in January 2011 for a fee of £250,000 on a 4-year deal. Vellios scored Eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolos Tsianakas
Apostolos Tsianakas (; born 11 July 1979) is a Greek football player who currently plays for Oikonomos Tsaritsani in the Greek Football League 2. Career Born in Larissa, Tsianakas played for AEL and Fostiras in the Greek Beta Ethniki The Football League () was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super League 2 as the new second tier ... and was on the books of Akratitos during the 2001–02 season. References External linksProfileat Onsports.gr * 1979 births Living people Footballers from Larissa Greek men's footballers Men's association football defenders Aiolikos F.C. players A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Trikala F.C. players Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players Anthoupoli Larissa F.C. players {{Greece-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolos Santas
Apostolos Santas (; 22 February 1922 – 30 April 2011), commonly known as Lakis, was a Greek veteran of the Resistance against the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II, most notable for his participation, along with Manolis Glezos, in the taking down of the Nazi flag from the Acropolis on 30 May 1941. Biography Apostolos Santas was born in 1922 in Patra, while his roots were from the Ionian island of Lefkada. His family moved to Athens in 1934. He completed his secondary education in Athens and was accepted to the law school of the University of Athens, completing his law studies after the liberation of the country from Nazi occupation in 1944. On the night of 30 May 1941, he and Manolis Glezos climbed on the Acropolis of Athens and tore down the Nazi flag, which had been there since 27 April, when the Nazi forces had entered and occupied Athens, leaving the flagpole empty. That was one of the first resistance acts in Greece. The act inspired the Greeks to resist occup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolos Paraskevas
Apostolos Paraskevas is a Grammy nominated composer and guitarist. He was born in Volos, Greece. Parents of Apostolos were Panayiotis Paraskevas (1925-1990) and Chrysoula Paraskevas (1929-2002). Career Apostolos Paraskevas is a published recording artist and recently an award-winning Film Director/Producer. Gold Level Award at the 2010 California Film Awards, Silver Screen Award in the 2010 Nevada Film Festival. Classical Guitar Magazine/London acknowledged him as the only guitarist ever to have a major orchestral piece performed at New York's Carnegie Hall and the international press as the only musician who performed at Carnegie Hall in a Grim Reaper's outfit He has received five First Prizes in International Composition Competitions. "Lukas Foss" Composition Competition 2000/USA, "Pappaioanou Composition" 1997/Greece, as well as performing with Lukas Foss at Carnegie Hall, Paraskevas has performed at Weill Hall/New York, Wertheim Performing Arts Center/Miami,Jordan HallBost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolos Papandreou
Apostolos Papandreou () (born November 10, 1975, in Athens) is a Greek sprint canoer who competed in the mid-2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ..., he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event and the heats of the K-1 1000 m event. References Sports-Reference.com profile External links * 1975 births Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Greek male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Greece Sportspeople from Athens 21st-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
