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| − | '''Thessaly''' (Thessalia) occupies the east side of the Pindus watershed, extending south of [[Macedonia]] to the [[Aegean Sea]]. The northern tier of Thessaly is defined by a generally southwestnortheast spur of the [[Pindus]] Range that includes [[Mt. Olympus]], close to the Macedonian border. Within that broken spur of mountains are several basins and river valleys. The easternmost extremity of the spur extends southeastward from Mt. Olympus along the Aegean coast, terminating in the [[Magnisia]] Peninsula that envelops the [[Gulf of Pagasai]] (also called the Gulf of Volos), and forms an inlet of the Aegean Sea. According to legend, [[Jason]] and the Argonauts launched their search for the [[Golden Fleece]] from that peninsula. Thessaly's major river, the [[Pinios]], flows eastward from the central Pindus Range just south of the spur, emptying into the [[Gulf of Thermaikos]].
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| − | The Pinios River flows through the northern edge of the most important topographical feature in Thessaly, the central plains. The Pinios has several tributaries that originate in a delta configuration that encompasses the entire plain to the south of the main river. The alluvial soils of the [[Pinios Basin]] and its tributaries make Thessaly a vital agricultural area, particularly for the production of grain, cattle, and sheep. Modernization of agricultural practices in the mid-twentieth century has controlled the chronic flooding that had restricted agricultural expansion and diversification in the low-lying plains. Thessaly is the leading cattle-raising area of Greece, and Vlach shepherds (of Romanian origin) shift large flocks of sheep and goats seasonally between higher and lower elevations.
| + | '''Tellos Agras''' was a [[Greeks|Greek]] poet of the first half of the 20th Century. |
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| − | The population center of Thessaly is the Greater Volos metropolis, a shipping center combining the cities of [[Volos]] and [[New Ionia, Volos|Nea Ionia]] with six smaller towns at the northern end of the Gulf of Pagasai. The nearly landlocked gulf provides a natural harbor at Volos for shipping the agricultural products from the plains just to the west and chromium from the mountains of Thessaly. The [[Northern Sporades]] (Vorioi Sporades) archipelago, administered by Thessaly's Magnisia Prefecture, forms a series of islands, three of which are inhabited, extending eastward into the [[Aegean Sea]] from the Magnisia Peninsula.
| + | Agras was born Evangelos Ioannou in [[Kalambaka]], [[Thessaly]], in [[1899]]. He studied Law at the [[University of Athens]] but never practiced it, instead working first at the Ministry of Agriculture and later at the National Library and the Ministry of the Press and Tourism. |
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| − | Thessaly never had an independent existence. It was fragmented and isolated from the main political developments of the classical period to the south, then it was occupied by the [[Macedon]]ians and Romans, who were followed by a variety of tribes and peoples until the Ottoman Turks took control in 1393. The Ottoman Empire ceded most of Thessaly to Greece in [[1881]], the remainder in [[1913]].
| + | Agras became interested in poetry at a young age and contributed to several literary magazines of his time period adopting the name "Tellos Agras" after [[Kapetan Tellos Agras]] who fought during the [[Macedonian Struggle]] in [[1907]]. His poetry was influenced to a degree by Greek-French poet [[Jean Moreas]]. He left two collections of poetry the "Bucolics" and the "Dailies". |
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| − | [[Category:Regions of Greece]] | + | Agras was honoured by the Greek State in [[1940]]. He was cut down by a stray bullet on [[November 12]], [[1944]] and died. |
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For other uses see Tellos Agras which includes disambiguation between the poet and the officer of the same name
Tellos Agras was a Greek poet of the first half of the 20th Century.
Agras was born Evangelos Ioannou in Kalambaka, Thessaly, in 1899. He studied Law at the University of Athens but never practiced it, instead working first at the Ministry of Agriculture and later at the National Library and the Ministry of the Press and Tourism.
Agras became interested in poetry at a young age and contributed to several literary magazines of his time period adopting the name "Tellos Agras" after Kapetan Tellos Agras who fought during the Macedonian Struggle in 1907. His poetry was influenced to a degree by Greek-French poet Jean Moreas. He left two collections of poetry the "Bucolics" and the "Dailies".
Agras was honoured by the Greek State in 1940. He was cut down by a stray bullet on November 12, 1944 and died.