Photo of Styliani Ploumidaki, Eleftherios Venizelos’ mother, descendant of a well-known family of Therissos and relative of Cretan chieftain Vasilios Chalis. Her father’s nickname was “Ploumidis” or “Ploumidakis” because he used to decorate himself with spoils of war, and Styliani became known by that name. She died in Milos in 1896.