Arion Arion Arion (; ) was a kitharode in ancient Greece, a Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb: "As a literary composition for chorus dithyramb was the creation of Arion of Corinth," The islanders of Lesbos claimed him as their native son, but Arion found a patron in Periander, tyrant of Corinth. Although notable for his musical inventions, Arion is chiefly remembered for the fantastic myth of his kidnapping by pirates and miraculous rescue by dolphins, a folktale motif. Herodotus (1.23) says "Arion was second to none of the lyre-players in his time and was also the first man we
Spiros Arion Spiros Arion Spiros Arion () born Spyridon Manousakis () (born 1940) is a Greek retired professional wrestler who had extensive and successful careers in both Australia and the United States. Known as The Golden Greek and The Iron Greek, he debuted in 1961 and retired in 1979. Spiros Arion was born Spyridon Manousakis in September 1940 in the Egyptian capital, Cairo to Greek parents, Stavros and Konstantina. He spent his early childhood in Egypt but when Spiros became a teenager, he and his family migrated to Athens, Greece. It was in the Greek capital that young Spiros learnt and excelled