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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

On the Trail of Rigas Feraios, Protomartyr of Greek Independence

Like so many Greek kids in the Diaspora, I attended Greek School for a while. The March 25th Celebration always entailed a few kids in Foustanellas and Amalias, and the obligatory poem. On the short list was always the “Thourios Ymnos” of Rigas Feraios, where he wrote that “one hour or freedom is better than […] The post On the Trail of Rigas Feraios, Protomartyr of Greek Independence appeared first on GreekReporter.


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