Panayotis Nellas (1936-1986), one of the most influential thinkers of Greece in the last century, gave Orthodox space the most comprehensive and faithful exposure of patristic anthropology. In the study Man - Deified Animal, Perspectives for an Orthodox Anthropology, the writer summarizes, following a thorough analysis, the generally valid concept of the holy parents regarding the divine specificity of the human being. In our presentation we sought to revalorize the old anthropological perspectives.