Names in the Mani
Travel through the villages of the Mani and after a while you begin to notice the names. Papadakos / ΠαπαδάκοςKourakos / ΚουράκοςMavromichalakos / ΜαυρομιχαλάκοςXanthakos / ΞανθάκοςNiarchakos / Νιαρχάκος The ending appears often enough that it stops feeling incidental. It becomes part of the texture of the place, as familiar as the stone towers or the…
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