Greece mourns the passing of Mikis Theodorakis

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A girl signs a book of condolences for Mikis Theodorakis at the Metropolitan Church of the Entrances of the Virgin, in Chania, Crete island, Greece, Source: AAP Image/EPA/PETROS PATTAKOS / POOL

The great composer's last wish was fulfilled. Mikis Theodorakis rests in Galatas, Crete, next to his parents and brother in the warm embrace of the Cretan soil. Mourners lined the streets shouting 'immortal' when he was taken to the cemetery.



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