Petros (pelican) Petros (pelican) Petros was a great white pelican. It was the official mascot of the Greek island of Mykonos. In 1958, a wounded pelican was found off the coast of Mykonos by a local fisherman. The pelican was nursed to health and remained on the island supported by locals. It soon adopted the name "Petros", as a joke among locals, as "petro" in Greek means "rock" or "stone", but metaphorically "old and grumpy". Petros was hit and killed by a car in December 1985. Subsequently, three new pelicans took up residence around the main town of Mykonos. One, honorifically, was
Petros Leventakos Petros Leventakos Petros Leventakos (; born 1946) is a former Greek footballer (attacking midfielder). He started his career in Panachaiki before being transferred to Ethnikos Piraeus in the 1965-66 season. He played in Piraeus until the early seventies, when he went back to Panachaiki and was a major contributor to the team's great success. Petros Leventakos made 101 appearances and scored 9 goals for Panachaiki and made 156 appearances and scored 25 goals for Ethnikos Piraeus in Alpha Ethniki. He also played for PAS Giannina F.C., making a total of 271 appearances in the Greek top flight during his career.