The author was born in Alexandroupolis,
Northern Greece, in 1929, where his father, a philologist,
was a high school principal. His family mostly of
orthodox priests and school teachers since the 17th
century, is of Northern Epirus origin. While he was
an infant the family moved to Athens, and at the age
of 20 he entered, following stringent examinations
the Technical Univeristy of Athens (Å.Ì.Ð.), faculty
of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, being among
a group of only 33. In his private life, he is dedicated
to the love of the sea, so familiar to the Hellenes,
ever since early antiquity.He attained his first sailing
yacht in 1968, a 28ft sloop of Victoria Dutch class,
with which he cruised and raced extensively in the
Aegean sea. In 1980 he replaced her with a Hallberg
– Rassy 38ft Swedish sloop, which he kept until 2001.
Member of the Hellenic Offshore Racing club since
1969 and at times member of the Board, his interests
lie focused on the extant volumes of the Ancient Greek
Authors, aiming to uncover the extensive knowledge
the age old Greeks possessed as far as Astronomy,
Navigation and Sea Eplorations are concerned.
Telephone.:
+30.210.895.25.40
Fax.:
+30.210.895.02.40
e-mail.:
sppetrides@otenet.gr
info@greekprehistory.gr
Web site.:
http://www.greekprehistory.gr
http://www.otenet.gr/homers-odyssey
Mail address.:
Siegfried Petrides
Hermou 8, Voula 166 73 Athens Greece
BIOGRAPHY
