The Ionians also met annually on the island of Delos, the legendary birthplace of Apollo, their patron deity.

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Elena Ambrosiadou, the Greek founder of the Cyprus-based hedge fund Ikos, first laid eyes on the Maltese Falcon as she watched it glide by the Grecian island of Delos.

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