Fairy Tales of Modern Greece, by Theodore P. Gianakoulis and Georgia H. MacPherson, [1930], at sacred-texts.com
"Stop!" He was directly above me now and he planted himself in my way | |
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In the lake one saw mermaids with fairy faces | |
She had risen and was following him, weeping and reluctant | |
She thought she saw the forms of three maidens combing out their long hair | |
She shrieked and fled like a wild dart of light | |
Vassos was seen on the hill of Trikkala running or rather gliding above the earth | |
Three cloud-like chariots with leaping white horses | |
He moved solemnly to Tasoula's bed and held his cross above her | |
A strange and beautiful creature, half woman, half fish | |
Nikolas became a shepherd at the age of fifteen | |
Anasto was loved by Tassos | |
Agnoste darted straight through the flames |