Elly Symons on Greece, Identity, the Parthenon Marbles, and the Life and Legacy of Samuel Symons

In this interview, Nick and Elly discuss:

• Elly’s love of Greece and Cyprus

• Questions of identity, home and belonging

• The Parthenon Marbles, and Elly’s work to reunite them through the Parthenon Committee of Australia

• Life and living history in Athens and Europe

• Reflections on the incredible life and legacy of the late Samuel Symons

• Living through a cancer diagnosis as an individual and as a family

• Samuel’s contributions to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation and the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre

• Love, memory and gratitude

• How we remember loved ones, compared with the memorialisation of historical figures or events

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