Dionysios Solomos
Greek poet (1798-1857) · Greece · On the map · Writers · Died at 58
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.
Dionysios Solomos is read about 53 times a day, in 30 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
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Dionysios Solomos statue in Zakynthos (city)
Solomos when young
Cover of the "Hymn to Liberty" (Ύμνος εις την ελευθερίαν), published on 1825 (second Greek edition)
The tomb of Dionysios Solomos, located in the Museum of Dionysios Solomos; Zakynthos (city)
Sketch of Solomos after his death (1857) by Dionysios Vegias
The statue of Solomos in Solomos Square, Zakynthos
Solomos Museum and Saint Mark’s ChurchAwards
About this person
He was the central figure of the Heptanese School of poetry. He is considered the national poet of Greece, not only because he wrote the national anthem, but also because he contributed to the preservation of earlier poetic tradition and highlighted its usefulness to modern literature. Other notable poems include Ὁ Κρητικός, Ἐλεύθεροι Πολιορκημένοι. A characteristic of his work is that no poem except the Hymn to Liberty was completed, and almost nothing was published during his lifetime.
