“If you decompose Greece, in the end you will be left with an olive tree, a vineyard, and a boat. Which means that with these items you can rebuild Greece.”

About Odysseus Elytis

Poet • Greek

Odysseus Elytis was a renowned Greek poet, essayist, and translator, regarded as a major exponent of surrealism and modernism in Greece. Born Odysseas Alepoudellis in Heraklion, Crete, his work is deeply infused with...