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Odysseas Androutsos from Ithaka
« on: Saturday, 06 June, 2020 @ 20:48:46 »
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On this day in 1825, Odysseas Androutsos passes away

Odysseas Androutsos was born on the Ionian island of Ithaca in 1788 and was the only son of the famous Arvanite bandit Andrea Verousi, also known as Captain Androutsou. His mother, who was from Preveza, had taken refuge on Ithaca, which was then Venetian-held, to escape Turkish persecution because Androutsos’ father had followed the sea warrior Lambros Katsonis on their piracy across the Aegean. There he was baptised in 1792 by Katsonis’ wife Maroudia, who for the same reason had also sought asylum on the island.

In honour of the Homeric hero, he was given the name Odysseus.
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