"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity."
Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), Pro Publio Sestio
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My name is Argiro (Lily) Drakou and it became Argiro Crithary when I married my late husband John. I shouldn’t tell you my age (she joked with a cheeky grin that was characteristic of her light-hearted nature). I was bor...
In August 2005 when we travelled to Kythera to attend the "Discover your Roots" event at Hora, we stayed in the village of Fratsia. It was our habit most evenings to wander down to the main square to buy a cool drink or...
[From records maintained at the Water Tower Museum, Gunnedah. For other Kytherian history re: Gunnedah, search under Gunnedah. Written by Theo Kepreotes, [Maroubra], 1996(?) and reproduced with permission. Theo was instr...
[Tony is a Real Estate agent in Liverpool, Sydney, Australia. In the past decade he has travelled to Kythera every Kytherian summer. Town of origin: Ayia Pelagia. Parachoukli Alai]. Food sharing. The Italians used to go...
In 1942, a bomb appeared on the beach near Firi Ammos. It had failed to detonate. It remained on the beach for many months. The feast day of Ayia Patrikia, was traditionally celebrated in the small church of Ayia Patriki...
- A Short Story about My Mother. This article was written for The Kytherian under The Kytherian Cinema Supplement The Picture Show Men – August 2001 and was then adapted for The Greek Australian VEMA in March 2003. Anna...
Below is an abridged version of the entrepreneurial activities of the Kytherian Archie Caponas extracted from the book ‘Greeks and Other Aliens around the Tweed and Brunswick’, which is the first volume of the opus on Gr...
