“Masterpiece” was how Zisimus Lorentzatou characterized the poem “In the Month of Athyr” by K.P. Cavafy. It truly is. But why? How is it possible that the genius poet wrote it for some random, unknown young man who perished in the bloom of his youth in the multifaceted and enigmatic Alexandria?

Is “Levkius” perhaps a creative disguise for carefully hidden heroes, due to their secret connection with the identity of the poet himself?

Traversing the centuries, with this short essay the author traces the significance of a name that leads to surprises.