← Odysseas ElytisThe Axion Estiby Odysseas ElytisMajor epic poem celebrating Orthodox faith and modern Greek identityFind 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→Sun the FirstModernist poem celebrating light, nature, and Greek landscape consciousness→Heroic and Elegiac SongEpic poem blending heroic and elegiac modes in twentieth century verse→Maria NefeliModernist verse exploring dialogue between tradition and contemporary city life→
