| Description: | The flag of Greece consists of nine alternating horizontal blue and white stripes of equal width. The top and bottom stripes are blue. In the top left corner of the Greek flag is a white cross centered on a blue base. | | |
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| Meaning: | The nine stripes are said to stand for the nine syllables of the Greek patriots' motto: 'Eleutheria e Thanatos' meaning 'Freedom or Death'. but another theory states that they also symbolize the nine Muses, the goddesses of art and civilization. The blue and white colors represent the Greek sea and sky combined with white clouds and waves. The white also represents the purity of the country's struggle for independence and for freedom. The cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy which the established religion of the country. |
Available Flag Sizes: | 2' x 3', 3' x 5', 4' x 6', 5' x 8' |
Material: | 100% Nylon |
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