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The Byzantine Empire ✝️🇬🇷
Well done 👏🏻

You should add the hymn called «Τη υπερμαχω στρατηγό» / To Thee, the champion Leader
This hymn is dedicated to Theotokos and it was chanted for the first time at 626 when Constantinople was besieged by Arabs when the Emperor Iràklios was marching against Persians.
The history tells us that in one night a terrible hurricane destroyed the ships of the Arabs when fire falling down of the sky helped Emperor Iràklios to win against Persians.

That miracle was attributed to the Virgin Mary and they decided to gather at the church of Panagia Vlachèrna (still exists in Constantinople) and they chanted this hymn standing up all night!



Τή υπερμάχω στρατηγώ τα νικητήρια
Ως λυτρωθείσα των δεινών ευχαριστήρια
Αναγράφω σοι η πόλις σου Θεοτόκε.
Αλλ' ως έχουσα το κράτος απροσμάχητον
Εκ παντίων μέ κινδύνων ελευθέρωσον
Ίνα κράζω σοι·
Χαίρε Νύμφη ανύμφευτε.
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Ti ipermácho stratigó ta nikitíria
Os litrothísa ton dinón efcharistíria
Anagràfo si i Pòlis sou Theotòke.
Al’ os échousa to krátos aprosmáchiton
Ek pantíon me kindínon elefthéroson
Ina kràzo si
Chére Nimfi anímfefte!

Which is roughly translates to:
To thee, the Champion Leader, oh Theotokos
we thy servants dedicate a feast of victory and thanksgiving
as ones rescued from suffering
but as thou art one with invincible might,
Deliver us from all possible dangers,
so that we may cry to thee:
Rejoice, oh Bride unwedded!

This is like a hymn to the History of Constantinople.

These letters on the Byzantine flag are four *Β*
They form the phrase:
Βασιλεύ Βασιλέων Βασιλεί Βοήθει/
/ vasilèf vasiléon vasilí voíthi

Vasiléfs means King in Hellenic.
Vasiléfs vasilèon means King of Kings and that means Jesus who is the King of every King in every earthy Kingdom.
So, King of Kings (Christ) help the King of Constantinople!

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Its not a mistake✨ it's a masterpiece ✨

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I want to ask you something if you want anser because it might be personal are you philhellene ?