In the
central square of St. Sophia in Thessaloniki, the second largest city in
Greece, one can find the monument dedicated to the Genocide of the Pontian
Greeks. It depicts the Pontian mother and Pontian woman. This monument is
dedicated to the Pontians who died and who were murdered during the Genocide of
Pontian Greeks by the Turks, in the 1920s.
A number of
cultural features are evident, such as the Pontian lyra and a person playing
the lyra. Also a priest is depicted, emphasising the connection between
Hellenism and Orthodoxy.
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