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Thursday, July 22, 2021

Greek Olympic Anthem to Open Tokyo Games

As the 2021 Tokyo Olympics open on Friday, the music of Spyridion Samaras and the lyrics of Kostis Palamas will be heard around the globe once again through the Olympic Anthem, which dates back to 1896. The hymn, also known in Greek as a Kantatha, was commissioned by the director of the International Olympic Committee […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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