AlexandrosIolas

“This time Alexander the Great started from the Nile. His power was the work, his kingdom was the spirit, his beauty was art”.

Alexander Iolas was a multifaceted personality who was too complex to fit into categories. He possessed remarkable brilliance, which consistently guided him successfully to the next stage of his career. Until 1976, he faithfully followed the command “Eternal growth” bestowed upon him by his spiritual father, Angelos Sikelianos.

Yet in the last chapter, his compass lost its true North. He chose to leave Calypso behind, rejecting the gift of immortality she placed in his hands, and turned instead toward Ithaca- a homecoming that offered only a “false and illusory destination.” Thus, the prodigal son, the eternal rebel, returned to Greece, the land that would become the ground of his self-fulfilling prophecy.

Unverified words and testimonies, devoid of evidence, often embellish various publications even today, while unfounded allegations continue to circulate unchecked, perpetuating frivolous fabrications. Having left an unfulfilled promise behind, Eleni Koutsoudi-Iola, the niece of Alexander Iolas, narrates the well-documented story of his life, dismantling myths and revealing the Man behind the Myth.