FAMOUS ZAKYNTHIANS - DIONYSIOS SOLOMOS
Dionysios Solomos is one of the most famous poets in Greece and is
treasured in Zante as one of their most famous locals. He penned the
Greek national anthem, Ode to Liberty, on the slopes of Zante’s hill, in
Lofos Strani, just above Zante Town.
By the time your holiday in Zakynthos is over, you are sure to have
come across the statue of Dionysios Solomos in the main Solomos Square
in Zakynthos Town. You can also visit the museum in San Marco square in
town which is dedicated to the life and works of Solomos, and some other
famous Zakynthians.
Dionysios Solomos, who lived from 1798-1857, was a famous Greek poet
from Zakynthos. Dionysios Solomos wrote the poem Ode to Liberty, also
known as Hymn to Liberty, in 1823, of which the first two stanzas became
the Greek national anthem.
You can visit the beautiful park of Lofos Strani, in the hills above
Zakynthos Town, which marks the spot with a towering statue, where
Dionysios Solomos actually wrote the Greek National Anthem.
Solomos was vorn in 1798 to a wealthy Greek family in Zakynthos. At a
young age he was sent to Italy, in 1808, where he studied law. Returning
to Zakynthos some ten years later, with a background in literature and
law, Solomos became famous as a poet during this time, while still a
young man.
He left Zakynthos again in 1828 to settle in Corfu, to dedicate his life
to poetry. Solomos died in February 1857 from apoplexy. His remains were
transferred to Zakynthos in 1865.
Solomos was a very humble poet and was famed for throwing away much
of his poetry before he completed it. Many of his poems had to be
rescued from the rubbish bin by his students.
Apart from poetry, Dionysios Solomos also played a role as a leading
literary figure in the Greek War of Independence against the Turks in
1821.
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