Thea Halo (born 1941) is an American writer and painter with Assyrian and Pontic Greek heritage. She was born in New York City and is the eighth child of Abraham and Sano Halo. Sano Halo’s original name was Euthymia “Themia,” a name from the Pontic Greek language. Thea began writing poetry and short stories in 1992. In 2000, she published her book Not Even My Name (ISBN 0312262116), which tells the story of her mother’s life as part of the Pontic Greek community in Turkey.

Sano “Themia” Halo received an award from the New York State Governor in recognition of Women’s History Month, honoring women who showed courage and vision.

Not Even My Name describes Sano Halo’s survival during the Greek genocide, a time when many people were killed or forced to flee. At age ten, she survived a forced march that led to the deaths of her family members. The book’s title comes from the story of how an Assyrian family, who could not pronounce her Greek name, renamed her “Sano” when they took her in as a servant during the genocide. The story is written by Thea and includes a journey she and her mother took to Pontus, Turkey, to search for Sano’s home 70 years after she was forced to leave.