and impoverished, having spent all her fortune for the War of Independence. Legacy The central plaza in the capital town of Mykonos bears her name and contains a larger than life bust of her. The main square in the port town of Paroikia in Paros has also been given her name. Greece has honored this heroine by naming several streets across the country after her. The Greek government has released several commemorative coins in her honor. A film was also made about her life, titled Manto Mavrogenous (1971), in which she was portrayed by Tzeni Karezi. Mavrogenous was depicted on the reverse of the Greek 2 drachmas coin of 1988–2001. Relatives Manto has relatives in the Mavrogenous/Delicari family References 1796 births 1848 deaths People from Trieste Greek people of the Greek War of Independence Women in the Greek War of Independence Manto