$W{ HOUSE OF SPIROS
From the Encyclopedia Galactica (Ising University of Antares ed., January 2399) $}

CURRENT REGION: Callisto (Jupiter)
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Australia (Terra)
FOUNDER: Vasilis Spiros I
FOUNDED: 2122, Melbourne, Australia, Terra
CONNECTED FAMILIES: Cheongju Han clan, Archer family, Smorgon family

The House of Spiros, a prominent Jovian family, originates from Melbourne, Australia, Terra.  Its founder, Vasilis Spiros I, rose from poverty to become a successful owner of supermarkets in Oceania.  His daughter Lissette inherited the family business, and soon secured major contracts to supply the new colonies in the Jovian system.

Beyond the effective reach of the governmental authorities on Earth, the family rapidly established itself as one of the pre-eminent commercial families in the Jovian system, intermarrying with the Archer, Han, and Smorgon families.  Lissette Spiros III was the first member of the family to be selected as Despot of Jupiter, in 2300.

At the time of the Lucifer catastrophe in 2335, Spiros Interstellar remained firmly under family control, and patriarch Hong-Seok Spiros was the third-richest person in the Jovian system.  Reports received after the opening of the Sol Gate in 2398 suggest that the family has retained its former prominence in politics, the military and business.