Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and translator (born 1798)

Dionysios Solomos

Greek national poet (1798–1857)

Dionysios Solomos was a Greek poet from Zakynthos, who is considered to be Greece's national poet. He is best known for writing the Hymn to Liberty, which was set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros and became the Greek and Cypriot national anthem in 1865 and 1966 respectively. He…