bˈɔːɹn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv kɹˈiːt, ɡɹˈiːs, tˌɜːpsɪkˈɔːɹi wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈɛni kɹˈɛtən wˈɪmɪn hˌuː ɹᵻspˈɑːndᵻd ˈiːɡɚli ænd pˈæʃənətli tə ðə nˈæʃənəl kˈɔːl baɪ ðə ɡɹˈiːk ɡˈʌvɚnmənt tə fˈaɪt nˈɑːtsi ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən ʌv ɡɹˈiːs dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.
Born in 1926 on the island of Crete, Greece, Terpsichori was one of the many Cretan women who responded eagerly and passionately to the national call by the Greek government to fight Nazi occupation of Greece during World War II.