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Ovid
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Omonoia (Alexandria), newspaper
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Omonoia was a newspaper of Alexandria (Egypt). It was first published in 1880 as a weekly newspaper by Michael Manoussakis. It later became a daily paper. After several changes in its ownership and directorship, it was published until 1929, and then merged with Tachydromos, published by Georgios Tinios.
"Oi Filoi tou Cavafy"
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The short-lived group “Oi Filoi tou Cavafy” [Cavafy’s Friends] was formed in May 1934 by Rica Singopoulo and friends and admirers of the poet, including Gaston Zananiri, Georgios Agallianos, Spyros Singopoulo. G. Papoutsakis, P. Modinos, E. P. Papanoutsos and others also seem to have joined the group. They met twice in Cavafy’s flat, setting the goals of the group, i.e. to study and research the poet’s work and to disseminate it to the intellectual circles and to the wider public by means of publications, lectures and translations.
Nomikos, Christoforos A.
Person

Christoforos A. Nomikos (1883-1951) was born in Athens (Greece) and settled in Alexandria (Egypt) in 1907. He was an historian whose research focused almost exclusively on the history of the Arabs. He was also interested in ceramics and pottery. He wrote in the demotic language, publishing important studies in the above fields.
Nirvanas, Pavlos
Person

Pavlos Nirvanas (1866-1937) was the pen name of Petros Apostolidis. He was born in Mariupol (Russian Empire). He studied Medicine at the University of Athens and served in the Navy, retiring in 1922. He then devoted himself to journalism and writing. He was elected in the Academy of Athens in 1928. His literary work includes prose works, poems, and plays. He also published studies and vignettes in newspapers and journals. He died in Athens (Greece).
Nikvas, Ntolis
Person

Ntolis Nikvas was the pen name of Apostolos Vasileiadis (1903-1937). A graduate of the Evangelical School of Izmir, he settled in Athens after the Greco-Turkish war of 1921-1922. He wrote short stories and novellas, plays and one novel; he also published in various journals. He was director of the Evdomas journal in the period 1930-1937.