Background
He was born in 1930 in Agrinio where he lived until he became 18 years old. His family was descended from Samos.
He was born in 1930 in Agrinio where he lived until he became 18 years old. His family was descended from Samos.
The Asia Minor Catastrophe influenced his work later in his life (in 1972, he co-wrote the song Mikra Asia (Μικρά Ασία "Asia Minor") along with Apostolos Kaldaras). In 1940 (during the outbreak of World World War II), Pythagoras started attending high school at Agrinio All-male High school. During the German occupation of Greece, he was hiding in Valtos.
In 1944, he joined ELAS. He graduated high school after the end of the war.
In 1945, he moved to Athens. He attended the Drama School of the Athens Conservatory, where he was a student of Dimitris Rontiris.
He later worked for sometime in theatre, and later, in 1958, he became a playwright. He had been using the mononym "Pythagoras" since his high school years.
He died of a heart attack on November 12, 1979.
In 1973, he became an irregular member of the Greek Playwrights Club. In 1974, he became an associate member and, in 1975, a regular member of that club