The return after the athlete’s imprisonment in Rhodes
“I am deeply suspicious of those who advertise their happiness.”
Malvina Karali
Panagis returned to Athens after an absence of two years during which he was imprisoned on the isle of Rhodes. The Ottoman state circumventing every concept of law and under a stupid pretext, arrested and imprisoned the Greek athlete. The real reason for Coutalianos’ imprisonment was, of course, none other than the outbreak of the war between Greece and Turkey on the Thessalian border. In the article that follows, the Greek athlete is praised and his arrival in the capital of Greece is welcomed. The author of the article chooses to remain anonymous and therefore signs as “the curious”. The article entitled “The New Hercules” praises the action of the Greek athlete and welcomes him to Athens.
