Nikos Bel-Jon was born Nicholaos Fotios Baloyannis in the historic town
of Valtesinikos, Arcadia, Greece on March 20, 1911 to Fotios Christos
Balloyannis and Panayiota Oosta Zafiropoulou, the  second of six
children.  He would have three brothers; Christos, Demetrious (Mimis)
and Achilleas, and two Sisters; Kiki and Vasso.  His father was the Greek
Minister of Forestry.  Fotios Baloyannis was a traditional strict Greek man
with high expectations for his children, but despite all of his bluster,
Panayiota was the real source of strength in the family.

The family would eventually leave the idyllic Valtesinikos and move to
Athens.
NIKOS BEL-JON - HIS LIFE AND ART
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