In a world where every stone held a spirit and every wind carried a whisper, the Ancient Greeks lived between the seen and the unseen. Through spells of desire, amulets of protection, visions of seers, and voices from the underworld, this series journeys into the magical imagination of antiquity - where the boundaries between nature, fate, and the divine dissolved into a single, enchanted reality.
1. Magical Creatures
For the Ancient Greeks, every creation of nature possessed its own soul, playing a crucial role in maintaining the unbroken flow of the world. How did this deification of nature give rise to the very idea of magic?
2. Spells – Between Love and Hatred
Desires for love, power, wealth, and lasting fame often led the Ancient Greeks to turn to magic. An introduction to the spells and rituals through which people hoped to achieve their aims.
3. Amulets
In their effort to control the unknown and protect themselves from evil, the Ancient Greeks created amulets that accompanied them even into the Underworld — a practice that survives to this day.
4. Seers and Oracles
When weather phenomena threatened stability, when wars erupted, or when new problems arose, the Ancient Greeks sought advice from seers. And those seers employed all their senses to foresee what was to come.
5. Speaking with the Dead
For the Ancient Greeks, the world of the dead was as real as that of the living. Thus, people often tried to communicate with the dead — sometimes seeking guidance, other times attempting to appease them.
- Director Lina Damaskopoulou
