Prodomenos laos: Manto Mavrogenous

The central storyline is about the youth and the national contribution of Manto Mavrogenous, outlining, at the same time, the courage and actions of various personalities of the Greek Revolution of 1821, mainly of the members of the Filiki Eteria. The story begins in 1815 and takes place in Trieste, Odessa, Petersburg, Vienna, and Greece. It concerns the desire of the Greeks for liberation, the role of foreign forces, international diplomacy, and the friction among the Greeks themselves. The main character is Manto Mavrogenous. The Ypsilantis brothers, Ioannis Kapodistrias, Chancellor Metternich, and members of the Filiki Eteria Nikolaos Skoufas, Emmanouil Xanthos, and Athanasios Tsakalov play an important role.