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A NOTE ABOUT GREEK WORDS

Readers without a knowledge of Greek might like to know about one or two things that they will find in the book.

‘Mou’ means ‘my’, often used with a name as a term of affection.

‘Agapi mou’ means ‘my dear’.

Greek names sometimes have changed endings in the vocative, which is when the person is directly addressed. This is why you will see Nikos become Niko, Vasilios become Vasili, and other examples, when the characters are being spoken to directly.

Pater is the correct form of address to the papas or priest.

‘Panagia mou!’ is an exclamation which literally calls on the help of the Virgin Mary.

‘Kali orexi’ means ‘Bon appétit!’

‘Kalos irthatay!’ means ‘Welcome!’

‘Kyrie’ and ‘Kyria’ are forms of address like monsieur and madame.

Place names can be found in different spellings; spellings most likely to help with pronunciation are used in this book.

The main town of Naxos is called Chora or Naxos. You pronounce the ch in Chora as in the Scottish ‘loch’.

‘Kalispera sas’ means ‘Good evening’