Antonios Melissenos
Antonios Melissinos was a Greek lawyer and poet from Lixouri, Kefalonia. He was distinguished for his patriotic and occasional speeches, and he left a strong mark in the field of Greek national poetry and music.
Works
He set to music the dances from his poetic one-act drama Τα βουνίσια παλληκάρια ''. For many years, especially during the era of the Radicals, he was renowned for the dance Τα ρόδα τα τριαντάφυλλα , which became well known throughout the Ionian Islands and later spread to the rest of Greece as a folk song, with the addition and variation of verses.He published the following literary works:Η σταφιδούλα, a long poem.A Rita Gaburi, published in Italy.
- A number of national and romantic