Abstract
Greece in the nineteenth century aimed, above all, at reconquering the continent. The sea, in particular the Aegean, was viewed simply as a symbol of Hellenic continuity and freedom (thanks to the connections with the islands) and not as a threatening or threatened Otherness. In the twentieth century it came to play an active role in the dialogue between the Greeks and themselves as a reassuring or threatening presence - uncertain, indifferent, almost sensual. In this dialogue poets such as Seferis and Elytis saw a reason for reflection and a metaphor for the uncertainty of human destiny and of the history of the land.
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