--- title: "4 Odysseus Elytis Quotes - Famous Translator" description: "Greek poet and art critic (1911–1996)... | Odysseas Elytis was a Greek poet, man of letters, essayist and translator, regarded as the definitive exponen..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/odysseus-elytis-67067_darkness_but-you-must-know-that-only-he-who-fight_855552.jpg" --- # Odysseus Elytis (1911–1996) Translator **4** quotes in **12** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Odysseus Elytis was a translator. ## Quick Facts About Odysseus Elytis Born November 2, 1911 Died March 18, 1996 Profession Translator ## About Odysseus Elytis Greek poet and art critic (1911–1996)... \| Odysseas Elytis was a Greek poet, man of letters, essayist and translator, regarded as the definitive exponent of romantic modernism in Greece and the world. He is one of the most praised poets of the second half of the twentieth century, with his Axion Esti "regarded as a monument of contemporary p ## Quotes by Odysseus Elytis > [“But you must know that only he who fights the darkness within will the day after tomorrow have his own share in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odysseus-elytis/but-you-must-know-that-only-he-who-fights-the-darkness-within-will/) Odysseus Elytis [Darkness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/darkness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/odysseus-elytis-67067_darkness_but-you-must-know-that-only-he-who-fight_855552.jpg) > [“Hello grief Good morning grief insect that lurks in me and all night long lies in wait till I open my eye…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odysseus-elytis/hello-grief-good-morning-grief-insect-that-lurks-in-me-and-all-night/) Odysseus Elytis [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56e/odysseus-elytis-67067_good-morning_hello-grief-good-morning-grief-insect-th_1228352.jpg) > [“DOBA PLAVOG SEĆANJA Maslinjaci i vinogradi daleko sve do mora Crvene ribarske barke još dalje sve do sećanja Zlatne ljušture avgusta u…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odysseus-elytis/doba-plavog-se-anja-maslinjaci-i-vinogradi-daleko-sve-do-mora-crvene/) Odysseus Elytis [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/odysseus-elytis-67067_quote_doba-plavog-se-anja-maslinjaci-i-vinogra_1680650.jpg) > [“In the final analysis, roses are nothing but tears. Nothing but the whistle of the leaving train and the breach of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odysseus-elytis/in-the-final-analysis-roses-are-nothing-but-tears-nothing-but-the/) Odysseus Elytis [Fitness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fitness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/odysseus-elytis-67067_fitness_in-the-final-analysis-roses-are-nothing_1945747.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odysseus-elytis/#itemlist", "name": "Odysseus Elytis Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“But you must know that only he who fights the darkness within will the day after tomorrow have his own share in the sun.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Odysseus Elytis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odysseus-elytis/but-you-must-know-that-only-he-who-fights-the-darkness-within-will/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/odysseus-elytis-67067_darkness_but-you-must-know-that-only-he-who-fight_855552.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/odysseus-elytis-67067_darkness_but-you-must-know-that-only-he-who-fight_855552.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/odysseus-elytis-67067_darkness_but-you-must-know-that-only-he-who-fight_855552.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But you must know that only he who fights the darkness within will the day after tomorrow have his own share…” — Odysseus Elytis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Hello grief Good morning grief insect that lurks in me and all night long lies in wait till I open my eye At first I’ve forgotten you; I gaze at the lines of the ceiling suddenly you set foot and enter consciousness. 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