Pages

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Psorokostaina a Real Figure of Greek Independence War

Greeks use the name Psorokostaina to describe misery and poverty. However, according to folk tradition, Psorokostaina was a real person and even a heroic figure during the Greek War of Independence. According to Argolikos Archival Library of History and Culture, in 1821, the town of Kidonies in Asia Minor was destroyed, after a failed revolutionary movement and its population was slaughtered. ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.greekherald.com