Despina Achladiotou was born on the island of Kastellorizo, in 1890. In 1927, she sailed with her husband, Kostas Achladiotis (), to the nearby deserted island of Ro where they lived off of a few goats, chickens, and a vegetable garden.
Despina Achladiotou was born on the island of Kastellorizo, in 1890. In 1927, she and her husband, Kostas Achladiotis, relocated to a nearby uninhabited island called Ro, where they subsisted on a meager diet of goats, chickens, and vegetables.