Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow (2004)

This first panel, spanning 1919-1949, begins with a group of Greek refugees from Odessa settling on a piece of land that was promised to them just outside of Thessaloniki. Led by Spyros, a member of the Greek bourgeoisie and a leading figure of the Greek community in Odessa, the refugees name this land New Odessa.

Here begins the love story between Alexis, son of Spyros, and Eleni, an orphan adopted by Spyros' family during their journey to New Odessa. Growing up together, Alexis and Eleni never quite build the “brother & sister” relationship one might expect, but instead form a deep love for one another that will lead Eleni, like another heroine in ancient Greek tragedy, through all the tribulations of Hellenism and of the history of the 20th century. It's a love that will have to overcome all of the obstacles that are put in its way by the historical events and the socioeconomic dimensions that mark their lives.

Alexis and Eleni's love runs counter to the wishes of the widowed Spyros, who sees in Eleni a future wife for himself. Spyros' personality, which could

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