Antypata Pylarou

Antypata Pylarou (also spelled Antipata Pylarou) is one of the 24 villages of the municipality of Pylaris. Today it doesn΄t have more than 15 inhabitants. From the village is originated the famous Greek rebel Marinos Antypas. Olderly Antypata was one of the most powerful villages of Kefalonia and the family Antypa was registered in the "Libro d΄Oro" of the Venezian landowners between 1594-1604. The family may have come to Kefalonia by Florence, Italy. According to the genealogical tree the first Antypa was Michael Antypa. During the 17th century, the family started war with the other powerful families of the island (Karousoi, Sdrin, Anninoi). The village of Antypata was destroyed and many members of the family left the area. Some went gone to Eressos, where they founded the village of Antipata Eressou, while others went to Paliki.

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