“The mountains look on Marathon, And Marathon looks on the sea; And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might still be free. George Noel Gordon (Lord Byron)
“Was this the face that launched a thousand ships, And burnt the topless towers of Ilium? Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss. Her lips suck forth my soul; see, where it flies! Christopher Marlowe
“Three years we waited intently for the herald closely watching the pines the shore and the stars. George Seferis
“We were searching to rediscover the first seed so that the ancient drama could begin again. George Seferis