- Eleftheria i thanatos
"Eleftheria i thanatos" ( _el. Ελευθερία ή θάνατος, pron. IPA| [e̞.le̞f.θe̞.ˈri.ˌa ˈi ˈθa.na.ˌto̞s̠] , "freedom or death") is the
motto [cite book |title=The International Flag Book in Color|last=Pedersen|first=Christian Fogd |year=1971 |publisher=Morrow|pages=166 * cite book |title=Complete Guide to Flags |last=Crampton|first=William|year=1991 |publisher=Gallery Books |location= |isbn=0-831-71605-3|pages=57] of the Hellenic Republic. It arose during the Greek War of Independence in the 1820s, where it was a war cry for the Greeks who rebelled against Ottoman rule. It was adopted after theGreek War of Independence . It is still in use today, and is symbolically evoked [cite book |title=War: A Cruel Necessity? : the Bases of Institutionalized Violence |last=Hinde |first=Robert A. |authorlink= |coauthors=Watson, Helen |year=1995 |publisher=I.B. Tauris |location= |isbn=1-850-43824-2 |pages=55 * cite book |title=Flag Lore of All Nations|last=Smith |first=Whitney |year=2001 |publisher=Milbrook Press|location= |isbn=0-761-31753-8 |pages=40] by the use of 9 stripes (for the nine syllables of the motto) in theGreek flag . The motto symbolized and still symbolizes the resolve of the people of Greece against tyranny and oppression.References
See also
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Greek War of Independence
*Hymn to Liberty
*Live free or die
*God Save the South
*Give me liberty or give me death
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