Marousi (grc)

Marousi

Marousi ranks 4,809th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ueda, Nagano, Richmond, California, and Velsen. Memorable people born in Marousi include Spyridon Louis, Antonis Fotsis, and Panagiotis Vasilopoulos. Memorable people who died in Marousi include Spyridon Louis. Marousi has been the birth place of many athletes, and basketball players and the death place of many athletes. Marousi is located in Greece.

Marousi or Maroussi, also known as Amarousio (Αμαρούσιο), is a city and a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens urban area, Greece. Marousi dates back to the era of the ancient Athenian Republic; its ancient name was Athmonon (Ἄθμονον) and it represented one of the 10 Athenian sub-cities. The area held a main ancient temple, where Amarysia Artemis, the goddess of hunting, was adored. Consequently the city's modern name derives from that of the goddess, Amarysia, which denotes the origin of the worship back in Amarynthos, Euboea. Its mayor is Theodoros Ampatzoglou, re-elected in 2023. Read more on Wikipedia