Word: tassoula
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...When Tassoula Petracogeorgi, 19, raven-haired and eager-eyed, met Constantine Kephaloyannis, 32, wealthy and handsome, it was a case of love at first sight of Constantine's mustache. It was also a case of near war (TIME, Sept. 4, 1950). Both came from prominent political families in Crete, but Constantine's family was Royalist, Tassoula's Liberal. Tassoula's father forbade the marriage, so Constantine grabbed Tassoula, carried her off to Mount Ida, where they were married in a lonely monastery, then hid in a cave protected by a private army of Constantine...
...Then Tassoula's father and friends set out after his daughter; the Greek government sent troops to prevent the outbreak of civil war and to bring Romeo & Juliet back. At that point, Constantine gave himself up. He put his bride in the care of the Archbishop of Athens, and was sentenced to two years in jail for carrying arms. Last week, after serving 13 months, Constantine was released. Patient Tassoula, all packed and ready for the delayed honeymoon, beamed with joy and relief: the jailers had let Constantine keep his mustache...
...bold bridegroom of Crete came up for trial last week. Although mustachioed Constantine Kephaloyannis had capped his spectacular kidnaping of Tassoula Petracogeorgi last August (TIME, Sept. 4) by marrying her in a lonely monastery on fabled Mount Ida, Tassoula's father was not appeased. He had the groom thrown in jail...
During the five-day trial, Tassoula's sister testified that the abducted girl said she had been raped by Constantine in their mountain retreat. "I never told my sister any such story," stormed Tassoula in Athens, where she is awaiting the birth of her child. Testified Constantine: "I promised Tassoula I would not touch her." Anyway, said he, she had a stomachache most of the time...
...world. "Here in Crete, Sparta and the ancient Greek land," declaimed he, "it is common practice and tradition for strong men to steal their brides." Unmoved, the court found Constantine guilty of carrying illegal arms, sentenced him to two years in jail, plus a $400 fine. Tassoula wept and vowed: "I will go back to Crete so I can be near...
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