The most widely used symbol is the <answer>flag of Greece, which features nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white</answer> representing the nine syllables of the Greek national motto Eleftheria i thanatos (freedom or death), which was the motto of the Greek War of Independence. The blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bears a white cross, which represents Greek Orthodoxy. The Greek flag is widely used by the Greek Cypriots, although Cyprus has officially adopted a neutral flag to ease ethnic tensions with the Turkish Cypriot minority – see flag of Cyprus).
What are the representations of the Greek reference freedom or death that are held on a cloth symbol of the nation ?
flag of Greece, which features nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white