Odysseas Elytis

greece, nobel prize, poet, axion esti, aegean

Born Nov 02, 1911

Athens, Greece

Passed Away Mar 18, 1996 Athens, Greece

Lifespan 84 years old

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"If you deconstruct Greece, in the end you will see that what is left is an olive tree, a vineyard, and a fishing boat."

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Nobel Prize-winning Greek poet whose luminous lyricism in 'Axion Esti' celebrated the sunlight, sea, and resilient spirit of the Aegean.

Biographical Record

Odysseas Elytis (pen name of Odysseas Alepoudellis) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1979 for poetry that reflected the sensory radiance and metaphysical purity of Greek tradition.

Fighting on the Albanian front during World War II, Elytis poured wartime suffering and transcendent spiritual triumph into his monumental masterwork 'To Axion Esti' (Worthy It Is), famously set to music by Mikis Theodorakis.

His poems remain the quintessential lyrical celebration of Aegean islands, azure seas, marble light, and the eternal dignity of the human spirit.

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Final Resting Place

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First Cemetery of Athens
Athens, Greece

                         GPS: 37.9628, 23.7381                    

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