Costas Montis was a Cypriot poet born in 1914 who received numerous honors throughout his life. He wrote poetry, prose, and novels in both the Modern Greek and Cypriot dialects. Major themes in his work included Cypriot historical events like the liberation struggle against the British and the Turkish invasion of 1974. He also wrote about personal experiences like family life, death of loved ones, and nature. His poetry was characterized by succinctness, philosophical reflection on life and death, and the personification of natural elements. Montis was praised for renewing lyric poetry and enriching Modern Greek poetry from Cyprus's perspective over his 70-year literary career.