Dionysios solomos biography
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Dionysios Solomos
| Greek poet Date of Birth: 08.04.1798 Country: Greece |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Literary Career in Italy
- Writing in Greek and the National Anthem
- Move to Corfu and Later Works
- Many of his works explored themes of national struggle and freedom.
- Legacy
Early Life and Education
Dionysios Solomos was born in 1798 on Zakynthos, an Ionian island that is now part of Greece.
Dionysios solomos biography
His father, Nikolaos Solomos, was a native of Crete who had moved to Zakynthos in 1670 after the Ottoman conquest of Crete in 1669. Dionysios was an illegitimate child, born to Nikolaos's housekeeper, Angeliki Nikli. However, after the death of his first wife, Nikolaos Solomos married Angeliki, making Dionysios a legitimate heir to the family fortune and an equal to his half-brother.
After his father's death and his mother's remarriage, Dionysios was sent to Italy to study.
He first attended the Lyceum of St. Catherine in Venice but left due to the strict discipline.