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H ELLADA POTE DEN PEQAINEI!
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1. GREEK SMOKER!
Friday, March 2, 2001
at Stoney's Restaurant
Party Starts at 1000 pm
2. PROJECT HELLAS
Monday, March 12, 2001
Ottawa, Ontario
A Musical Odessy of Greece
(please contact presidents of
club if interested)
Greek History |
Travelling Greece |
Greece Hosts 2004 Olympics |
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We have a variety of events planned thoughout the year which include:
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HYMN TO FREEDOM
The Hellenic National Anthem
(Click to hear Anthem)
A translation in English by Rudyard Kipling in
1918
We knew thee of old,
Oh, divinely restored,
By the lights of thine eyes
And the light of thy Sword
From the graves of our slain
Shall thy valour prevail
As we greet thee again-
Hail, Liberty! Hail!
The Hymn to Freedom was written by Dionysios
Solomos in 1823, and
consists of 158 stanzas. Music was composed
by Mantzaros, and in
1865 it officially became the national anthem
of Greece.
ELEUQERIA H QANATOS
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(click on Map for more info)
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Location: Southern
Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea,
Geographic Coordinates: 39 00 N, 22 00 E Map References: Europe Area: total: 131,940 sq km
Land Boundaries: total: 1,210
km
Climate: temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers Terrain:
mostly mountains with ranges extending into the
Elevation Extremes:
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
Natural Resources:
bauxite, lignite, magnesite,
Land Use:
arable land: 19%
Population: 10,601,527 (July 2000 est.) Geography -
note: strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea
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Odysseus Elytis |
Odysseus Elytis Winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature for his poetry, which, against the background of Greek tradition, depicts with sensuous strength and intellectual clear- sightedness modern man's struggle for freedom and creativeness (click on image for biography). |
Giorgos Seferis |
Giorgos Seferis 1963 Winner of the Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature for his eminent lyrical writing, inspired by a deep feeling for the Hellenic world of culture (click on image for biography). |
Mikis Theodorakis |
Mikis Theodorakis
has always combined an exceptional artistic talent with
an intensely deep love of his country. He is also committed to
heightening international awareness of human
rights, of environmental issues and of the need for peace.
It was for this reason that he initiated the Greek -
Turkish Friendship Society together with the renowned Turkish musician
and singer Zülfü Livaneli
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Theodoros Kolokotronis |
Revolutionary Freedom
Fighter (General) for
Greece during the War of Independence in 1821 (click on image for biography). |
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(Click Here for Biographies) (Kolokotronis, Karaiskakis, Kanaris, Makriyiannis, Boumboulina, Nikitaras, Dikaios) |
Eleutherios Venizelos |
Prime Minister, Greek Statesman, and Premier. A leader of the republican liberals, he secured (1913) the union of Crete with Greece, led (1912-13) Greece victoriously through the BALKAN WARS and brought Greece into World War I on the side of the Allies. He attained the establishment of the Greek republic in 1924. (click on image for biography). |
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Always a good reason to get together |
Another one of our "Functions" |
For the Cypriots among us:
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Greeks in Sport Medals at Sydney Olympics 2000:
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Konstantinos Kenteris, Sydney
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Paraskevi Tsiamita celebrating on 24-Aug-99 in Seville, Spain, after winning a gold metal at a World Athletics Championship. |
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