February 9 marks the anniversary of the passing of Dionysios Solomos in 1857. Born on the island of Zakynthos in 1798, he is rightly regarded as the National Poet of Greece for writing "Imnos eis tin Eleftherían" ("Hymn to...
A storm of controversy has erupted in Cyprus following the emotionally charged rendition of the national anthem at the EuroBasket 2025 game between the basketball teams of Cyprus and Greece on Saturday.
The performance at the Spyros Kyprianou arena in...
A book stabbed by Emmanuel Rhoides in a fit of anger, letters of Eleftherios Venizelos and Dionysios Solomos, the first edition of the “Hymn to Liberty” and a notice of the Greek Revolution handwritten by Alexander Ypsilantis: these are...
