← Odysseas ElytisSun the Firstby Odysseas ElytisModernist poem celebrating light, nature, and Greek landscape consciousnessFind on Amazon↗About the authorOdysseas ElytisGreek poet who won the Nobel Prize in 1979. The Axion Esti is his masterpiece, a celebration of Greek light, landscape, and the experience of the Second World War.More by Odysseas ElytisOrientations→Heroic and Elegiac SongEpic poem blending heroic and elegiac modes in twentieth century verse→The Axion EstiMajor epic poem celebrating Orthodox faith and modern Greek identity→Maria NefeliModernist verse exploring dialogue between tradition and contemporary city life→
