It just occurred to me: Konstantine Bothari - he's Greek! And so is Elena, then. Somehow it did not occur to me that 'Konstantine' established him as part of the Greek minority on Barrayar.

That's an interesting point and one that had never occurred to me either. Perhaps because I don't recognize "Bothari" as a Greek name.

I'm racking my brains now to think whether there was anything that marked the Greek minority out in the series--food, customs, religion, expressions--but I really can't think of anything. I must have a look at the books with this in mind.

I'm Greek-American so the topic interests me.