Lily Crithary
My name is Argiro (Lily) Drakou and it became Argiro Crithary when I married my late husband John. I...
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"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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Charalambos Emmanuel Leondarakis (Harry Londy)
In August 2005 when we travelled to Kythera to attend the "Discover your Roots" event at Hora, we st...
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Theo Kepreotes recalls the Kytherians of Gunnedah, NSW, in the 20th century.
[From records maintained at the Water Tower Museum, Gunnedah. For other Kytherian history re: Gun...
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A young Kytherian boys' interaction with the Italian troops stationed on Kythera. Tony Fardoulys remembers.
[Tony is a Real Estate agent in Liverpool, Sydney, Australia. In the past decade he has travelled to...
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The Day they blew the church at Ayia Pelagia to Kingdom Come.
In 1942, a bomb appeared on the beach near Firi Ammos. It had failed to detonate. It remained on the...
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Anna Coroneo
- A Short Story about My Mother. This article was written for The Kytherian under The Kytherian C...
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Archie Caponas
Below is an abridged version of the entrepreneurial activities of the Kytherian Archie Caponas extra...
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