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In the central square of the village of Machairado, which bears the name of Agia Paraskevi, because the homonymous church existed in the area before the earthquake, in 1984 a stone monument was constructed in memory of the inhabitants of the community who died in the nation's struggles. On the front of the monument there is an inscription in relief: "Maherado 1984" and a relief depiction of Liberty in motion, holding a veil outstretched with her left hand and a sword with her right hand. At the bottom of the monument the words have been engraved: "If they hate each other, they should not have Liberty",from Dionysios Solomos' "Hymn to Freedom"