Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

"Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
 A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
 Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
 Mother of Exiles. [...]"
  -- from "The New Colossus" (1883) by Emma Lazarus (b. 1849-07-22, d. 1887-11-19). Most Americans should recognize this as the famous poem attached to the Statue of Liberty, which it was written about to raise money for constructing the statue's pedestal. (The Statue of Liberty was dedicated 130 years ago today. The plaque bearing the powem was added much later).

If those lines didn't sound immediately familiar, it's probably because the second stanza is quoted much more often:

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Today is also Ohi Day, in memory of the day in 1940 when Ioannis Metaxas of Greece said no to Benito Mussolini's ultimatum.