The FratricidesAgainst the background of the Greek civil war of the late 1940s, Captain Drakos, son of the local priest Father Yanaros, has taken to the mountains with a group of villagers and joined the Communist rebels. It is Holy Week and Father Yanaros feels that he himself is bearing the sins of the world. |
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... arms as best he could around the wide body of the monk , and helped him alight in the center of the square . Men and women had gathered , running to kiss the fat hand of the man from Mount Athos . " My blessings upon you , my children ...
... arms as best he could around the wide body of the monk , and helped him alight in the center of the square . Men and women had gathered , running to kiss the fat hand of the man from Mount Athos . " My blessings upon you , my children ...
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... arms , slowly , slowly , with gentleness , with pain , as though He were the body of a dead son . He would read the holy exorcisms to bring Him from Hades , he would open the heavy , silver Book of the Gospel , stand on the platform in ...
... arms , slowly , slowly , with gentleness , with pain , as though He were the body of a dead son . He would read the holy exorcisms to bring Him from Hades , he would open the heavy , silver Book of the Gospel , stand on the platform in ...
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... arms around the captain's boots , and died . " The captain's been killed ! " The cry rang among the soldiers . " Throw down your arms , men ! " It was Stratis ; he threw his rifle away . But the sergeant leaped to untangle the captain ...
... arms around the captain's boots , and died . " The captain's been killed ! " The cry rang among the soldiers . " Throw down your arms , men ! " It was Stratis ; he threw his rifle away . But the sergeant leaped to untangle the captain ...
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arms asked beard beasts began blessed blood bolshevik brothers CALIFORNIA/SANTA CRUZ Captain Drakos Castello Christ church courtyard cried crucified CRUZ The University cursed death door earth Epirus eyes face Father Arsénios Father Yánaros fell felt filled fire firewalker freedom grabbed gray owl Greece growled guerrillas hair hand head hear heard heart hills holy Holy Chalice HOLY MONDAY Holy Saturday hungry icon iconostas jumped kerchief kill Kyriákos laughed leaped Lenin Leonidas lips listen looked Lord Loukas mind monastery monk Mount Athos mouth murmured neck night old Mandras opened pain priest raised rebels replied Resurrection rifles road rocks rose Sash Satan Second Coming shouted silent smiled soldiers soul speak stone stood Stratis suddenly talk tears tell thought took trembled turned UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/SANTA Vassos village voice waited walked watched wild woman women words young