The Father's Hand: An Eternal Symbol of Protection
And the child who steps forward into the wave and the sand,
holds the hand of the guide, his very first law,
and the father leans over him and lights his path,
so he may walk through life without any fear
Kostis Palamas, Songs of my Homeland (1886)
Section "Mother and Father", Published in Collected Works of Kostis Palamas, Kostis Palamas Foundation.
