Vegetarian options in Greek cuisine?

I often meet people who are vegetarians and have been left disappointed by the lack of vegetarian options in the Greek cuisine. My immediate reaction is 'no way', 'we have so many wonderful vegetarian dishes'. Having said that I totally understand their point of view. Visit any taverna during the hot summer months and you will find a plethora of grilled meat dishes. There is also a wide range of side dishes and salads on offer which vegetarians usually go for. Of course, one could argue that for the fish-eating vegetarians there is always a great selection of fresh fish. Regardless, it is often true that the 'home-made' dishes on taverna menu lists are limited. So much so that even those dishes are usually meat based.

To name a few, here is a list of wonderful vegetarian dishes you can prepare (some of these can be found in Greek restaurants but often could include meat). You can find some of these dishes in my blog.

Fasolakia (Greek beans in tomato sauce_some include chicken but I cook it without)
Bizelia (or 'arakas'/ Green peas)
Fakes (Lentil soup)
Psarosoupa (Fish soup)
Fasolia gigantes (Butter beans in tomato sauce)
Spanakorizo (spinach and rise in egg-lemon sauce_some might include pieces of meat)
Revithia (chickpeas)
Piperies gemistes (stuffed peppers_ many add minced beef but in my family we did it without)
Tiropita (cheese pie)
Spanakopita (spinach pie)
Prasopita (leek pie)
...
and many more :)