<P> The `` Hymn to Liberty '' or `` Hymn to Freedom '' ( Greek : Ύμνος εις την Ελευθερίαν , Ýmnos is tin Eleftherían pronounced ( ˈimnos is tin elefθeˈrian ) , also Greek : Υμνος προς την Ελευθερίαν Ýmnos pros tin Eleftherían pronounced ( ˈim. nos pros tin elefθe'ri.an ) ) is a poem written by Dionysios Solomos in 1823 that consists of 158 stanzas , which is used as the national anthem of Greece and Cyprus . It was set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros , and is the longest national anthem in the world by length of text . In 1865 , the first three stanzas ( and later the first two ) officially became the national anthem of Greece and , from 1966 , also that of the Republic of Cyprus . </P>
<P> The `` Hymn to Liberty '' or `` Hymn to Freedom '' ( Greek : Ύμνος εις την Ελευθερίαν , Ýmnos is tin Eleftherían pronounced ( ˈimnos is tin elefθeˈrian ) , also Greek : Υμνος προς την Ελευθερίαν Ýmnos pros tin Eleftherían pronounced ( ˈim. nos pros tin elefθe'ri.an ) ) is a poem written by Dionysios Solomos in 1823 that consists of 158 stanzas , which is used as the national anthem of Greece and Cyprus . It was set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros , and is the longest national anthem in the world by length of text . In 1865 , the first three stanzas ( and later the first two ) officially became the national anthem of Greece and , from 1966 , also that of the Republic of Cyprus . </P>
number of verses in the greek national anthem
number of verses in the greek national anthem
two
two