Associated Press reporter, Nicholas Paphitis presents the famous “Evzones”, the Greek Presidential soldiers standing guard in front of the country’s Parliament in Syntagma Square in Athens.
The “Evzones”, as he notes are one of the most popular attractions for tourists in the Greek capital. The members of the Presidential Guard stand out for their white pleated kilts and are made up of conscripts based on their height and posture.
The word Evzonos (Greek: εὔζωνος) is first found in Homer’s Iliad and derives from εὖ and ζώνη, meaning “well-girt”. The word was used by ancient writers for centuries to describe a type of light infantry of unidentified equipment, probably used as a generic term to denote light infantry.
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