Who worshipped the twelve gods in the 9th century in the Peloponnese? Were there Illuminati in Byzantium? Why did the Cretans envision Artemis and the Maniots send their dead to Hades during the Middle Ages? What magical rituals took place in late 18th century Athens for its protection, and why did the Ionians at the same time intend to revive ancient religion, while also reviving the Olympic Games? How is it possible that during the years of Elgin, the residents of Eleusis honored an ancient statue of Demeter? Where do the magical practices of the islanders, who in recent years "trapped" the winds, originate from? And why did the inhabitants of revolutionary Greece "see" their ancient ancestors as a forgotten race of giants?

Journalist and author Minas Papageorgiou has collected and presents nine strange stories recorded in the Greek area from the 9th to the 20th century. Stories that testify that customs, practices, and images of the ancient world, which were supposed to have been eradicated centuries ago, still existed, consciously or unconsciously, in populations throughout the country. These are events, situations, and ideas that, in a strange way, seem to deviate from the conventional flow of our history, showing that various aspects of the "ancient soul" managed to survive or even be reborn over time, shaping, ultimately, aspects of the complex - and in many cases problematic - modern Greek identity.