Sikelianos, Angelos
Angelos Sikelianos (sēkelēä´nōs), 1884–1951, Greek poet and playwright. One of Greece's most important 20th-century lyric poets, he emphasized national history, religious symbolism, and universal harmony in poems such as "The Light-Shadowed," "Prologue to Life," "Mother of God," and "Delphic Utterance." His plays include Sibylla,Daedalus in Crete,Christ in Rome,The Death of Digenis, and Asklepius.
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