Elytis

American  

[e-lee-tees] / ɛˈli tis /

noun

1. Odysseus Odysseus Alepoudelis, 1911–96, Greek poet: Nobel Prize 1979.

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Elytis British  

/ ɛˈlaɪtɪs /

noun

1. Odysseus , real name Odysseus Alepoudelis . 1912–96, Greek poet, author of the long poems Axion Est (1959) and Maria Nefeli (1978): Nobel prize for literature 1979

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Example Sentences

Among Mr. Theodorakis’s prominent collaborators was future Nobel laureate Odysseus Elytis, whose 1959 epic verse “Axion Esti” was the basis for an oratorio by Mr. Theodorakis the next year.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2021

Arnaud Demaret, chief executive officer of Elytis, said his employee was still in shock.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2019

Church officials say that the employee for Elytis, the fire security company, never mentioned the framework of the cathedral’s roof.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2019

It remains unclear just how much of that entire alert the employee understood or conveyed to the guard — and whether the critical part of it was relayed at all, though Elytis insists it was.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2019

The prize for literature went to the Greek lyric poet Odysseus Elytis.

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