(comparative lierature) Angeliki Hantzimichali, Greek Popular Art I. Skyros, [in Greek], Makris, Athens 1925, pp. 111 & 132-133. Benaki Museum, Greek embroideries. Introduction by Helen Polychroniadis, [in Greek and English], Athens 1980, p. 87. Roderick Taylor, Embroidery of the Greek Islands and Epirus, Interlink Books, New York 1998, pp. 96-97 ("... The most spectacular and attractive of all the natural creatures is the large cockerel. The most powerful of all Skyran images, with its splendid tail that tells of boldness and pride, it stands as a symbol of the character of the Skyran people ... Many elaborate versions of this are found in local work, where it is used as a secret symbol of independence and resistance to Ottoman rule").