Stamata Revithi [SEP] sex or gender
two-time Olympic swim champion of 1896. Lennartz presents the following account: a young woman named Melpomene wanted to run the race and completed the distance in 4½ hours at the end of February or the beginning of March. The organizing committee, however, did not allow her to run, and the newspaper "Akropolis" criticized the committee for its decision. The Olympic Marathon took place on 10 April 1896, and another female runner, Stamata Revithi, took 5½ hours to run the course on 11 April
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Notable residents.
- Eumaeus, character in the Odyssey
- Pherecydes (c. 600-550 BC), philosopher
- Michail Melas (1833-1897), Greek politician and merchant, father to Pavlos Melas
- Demetrius Vikelas (1835–1908), writer and the first president of the International Olympic Committee
- Emmanuel Roidis (1836–1904), writer and journalist
- Giorgos Souris (1853-1919), satirical poet
- Stamata Revithi (1866-?