Penelope Delta

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Penelope Delta
Penelope Delta, age 33, holding her baby daughter
Native name	Πηνελόπη Δέλτα
Born	Penelope Benaki (Πηνελόπη Μπενάκη) (1874-04-24)24 April 1874 Alexandria, Khedivate of Egypt
Died	2 May 1941(1941-05-02) (aged 67) Athens, Greece
Occupation	Novelist poet children's writer
Spouse	Stephanos Deltas
Children	3
Parents	Emmanouil Benakis (father) Virginia Choremi (mother)
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Penelope Delta (Greek: Πηνελόπη Δέλτα; 24 April 1874 – 2 May 1941) was a Greek author. She is widely celebrated for her contributions to the field of children's literature. Her historical novels have been widely read and have influenced popular modern Greek perceptions of national identity and history. Through her long-time association with Ion Dragoumis, Delta was thrust into the middle of turbulent early-20th-century Greek politics, ranging from the Macedonian Struggle to the National Schism.