Marika Zalichi was a relative (second cousin) of Cavafy, from Istanbul (Turkey). Her mother, Romilia (née Xanthopoulou), was a daughter of the sister of Cavafy’s maternal grandmother (Smaragda Xanthopoulou, née Moschou).
Marika Zalichi was a relative (second cousin) of Cavafy, from Istanbul (Turkey). Her mother, Romilia (née Xanthopoulou), was a daughter of the sister of Cavafy’s maternal grandmother (Smaragda Xanthopoulou, née Moschou).