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In the 8 episodes of the show, we travel to Greece and Cyprus, getting to know well-known and unknown places, but also the people who work with passion and persistence on the Greek land, cultivating, producing, studying, collecting, and often processing herbs and fruits. The protagonists remain the herbs and fruits of the fertile Greek land, with their unique quality, their therapeutic properties, myths, traditions, sciences, and the business surrounding them.
Today:
«The Sacred Plant of Aphrodite from the Island of Cyprus»
Episode 1
We travel to beautiful Cyprus. On the island where, according to legend, Aphrodite was born, the only goddess who was worshipped only through perfume sacrifices.
Near the archaeological site of Amathous we find one of the oldest distilleries in the world, where myrtle essential oil was produced. Myrtle is considered the sacred plant of Aphrodite, the Great Goddess of Palaepaphos Following its traces in history, we reach Mount Troodos and a special perfume-making park.
Host: Valia Vlatsiou
Available on ERTFLIX.
https://www.ertflix.gr/en/series/ser.128933-votana-karpoi-tis-gis
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