▁love ▁affair ▁with ▁the ▁writer ▁Pen el ope ▁D elta , ▁who ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁the ▁business man ▁Steph anos ▁D elta . ▁Out ▁of ▁respect ▁for ▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁children , ▁Drag ou mis ▁and ▁D elta ▁eventually ▁decided ▁to ▁separate , ▁but ▁continued ▁to ▁correspond ▁passion ately ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁when ▁Drag ou mis ▁started ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁famous ▁stage ▁actress ▁Mar ika ▁Kot op ou li . ▁ ▁Drag ou mis ▁became ▁instrument al ▁in ▁the ▁Mac ed onian ▁Str ug gle . ▁In ▁Mac ed onia , ▁a ▁new ▁Fil iki ▁E ter ia ▁was ▁founded , ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁An ast as ios ▁P iche on ▁from ▁O ch rid , ▁whilst ▁in ▁Ath ens , ▁the ▁Mac ed onian ▁Committee ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁by ▁Drag ou mis ' ▁father , ▁Steph anos ▁Drag ou mis . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁he ▁published ▁the ▁book ▁Mart y ron ▁k ai ▁I ro on ▁A ima ▁( Mart y rs ’ ▁and ▁Hero es ’ ▁Blood ), ▁which ▁presented ▁his ▁views ▁on ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁Mac ed onia ▁and ▁on ▁what ▁the ▁Greek ▁government ▁should ▁do ▁to ▁more ▁properly ▁defend ▁the ▁Greek ▁element ▁there . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁he ▁also ▁to yed ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁Greek - O tt oman ▁Empire , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁Gree ks , ▁already ▁having ▁control ▁of ▁commerce ▁and ▁fin ance , ▁would ▁also ▁gain ▁political