Page 393 - Beholding Liberty!

The portable exhibits in the showcases, historical and iconographic testimonies of the portrayed, as well as selected weapons of the Struggle, converse with the figures in the medals, recreating in an imposing manner the context in which they acted. This official «heroon» of the Struggle is complemented by emblematic fighters
of the Revolution on land and at sea,
such as Ioannis Makrygiannis and Iakovos Tombazis, the heroines par excellence Laskarina Bouboulina and Mando Mavrogenous, together with eponymous Philhellenes who participated actively
in the military operations of the Greek Revolution, such as Byron, Fabvier, Gordon. The depicted figures and their testimonies function metonymically for all the eponymous and anonymous heroes, military men and politicians, natives and expatriates, Greeks and Philhellenes, men and women who threw themselves with unselfishness
in the Struggle, as a minimum tribute
to their bravery and self-sacrifice.
Pistols, rapiers and cartridge pouches were for them the tools of liberty; the love for their country, the deeply-rooted orthodox faith, the desire for justice, their symbolic assets.
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The Heroes of the sword
Η ΑΦΥΠΝΙΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ Από την αρχαιολατρία στον Φιλελληνισμό 393