Created by executive producer Gloria Monty, the family was first introduced in February 1981, with the arrival of Tony Cassadine.

Various family members have been sometime residents of Port Charles, living in Wyndemere Castle on Spoon Island.

The family is currently represented on canvas by Alexis, Nikolas, Kristina, Molly, Danny, Scout, and Ace.

They existed for hundreds of years in Russia until the Bolshevik Revolution forced them to flee to Greece.

[3] Elizabeth Taylor originated the role of villain Helena Cassadine, Mikkos' wife, in this era.

The Cassadine estate is about to be handed over to him as it's been six months since his father split, but he has no idea how to translate the legal jargon in the document he was sent.