▁Carlo ▁Cas ino . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s , ▁he ▁sought ▁to ▁secure ▁an ▁oil ▁sh ipping ▁arrangement ▁with ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁and ▁engaged ▁in ▁wh aling ▁exped itions . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁On ass is ▁attempted ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁large ▁invest ment ▁contract — Project ▁Om ega — with ▁the ▁Greek ▁military ▁jun ta , ▁and ▁he ▁sold ▁Olympic ▁Air ways , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁On ass is ▁was ▁greatly ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁ 2 4 - year - old ▁son , ▁Alexander , ▁in ▁a ▁plane ▁crash ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁and ▁he ▁died ▁two ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁An atol ia ▁Arist ot le ▁S ocr ates ▁On ass is ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁in ▁Kar ata ş , ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁the ▁port ▁city ▁of ▁S my r na ▁( now ▁ İ z mir , ▁Turkey ) ▁in ▁An atol ia ▁to ▁S ocr ates ▁On ass is ▁and ▁Pen el ope ▁D olog ou . ▁On ass is ▁had ▁one ▁sister , ▁Ar tem is , ▁and ▁two ▁half - s ister s , ▁Kal li ro i ▁and ▁M ero pe , ▁by ▁his ▁father ' s ▁second ▁marriage ▁following ▁Pen el ope ' s ▁death . ▁On ass is ▁became ▁a ▁successful ▁sh ipping ▁entrepr ene ur ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to