Greece Flag - HiVis

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The flag of Greece features nine horizontal stripes of blue and white with a white cross on a blue canton in the upper left corner. Adopted in 1822 during the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire, the nine stripes are popularly said to represent the nine syllables of the Greek motto Elefthería í Thánatos—Freedom or Death—though this connection is debated by scholars. The blue and white colors have been associated with Greece since antiquity, representing the sea, sky, and the whitewashed architecture that defines the Aegean islands. The cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, which served as a unifying force during centuries of Ottoman rule. It's a flag that carries the weight of being the birthplace of Western civilization—ancient in spirit, revolutionary in origin, and as vivid as the Mediterranean light.