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Know Thyself

Yes? Can you hear me now?

What should I do? I don’t have any reception. I can’t believe it.

Yes? Where am I? I don’t know. I only see mountains.

Please don’t hang up. Just a moment. Who is going to help me?

Opa! I see someone! Yes, I think so. HELP! HELP!

Don’t hang up. Actually do it, I’ll call if I need you. Thank you!

-What happened? Calm down. -I’ve been here an hour, I got desperate.

-Move please, you are in the middle of the road. Come here. -A yes, you are right. Thank you. Thank you.

-Calm down ma'am. -Ma'am?-Yeah...

Fine, give me a moment to calm down.

-We’ll fix everything! -I can’t believe it, but I’m trying to.

Can we speak informally, because it stresses me? -Of course!

-I’m Joseph! -Athená. Happy to meet you! -Me too!

-You aren’t a killer? -No.

-Neither a rapist? -Neither.

-Yes but you are too good looking. Especially for coming out of nowhere to help. Are you suspicious?

-I don’t know what to say. I’m sorry. -Look, I’m not flirting with you. I don’t like anyone or anything right now.

Nice. Should I help?

-No I’m fine with it. -No, I mean help with the car.

Yes of course ,of course. Help me.

Truthfully I was speeding a bit and then there was smoke, and then it stopped.

-The cooling system is probably punctured. -Ahh great!

I have two days of vacation. If they were too easy, what would I have to remember?

-Athená you said? -Yeah.

It's an hour's work most likely.

An hour’s work? I don’t think so. I know my luck.

It will take two days. And I’m only here for two days.

So I will spend my holidays at the carshop.

Two days on the island, so many hours on the ship traveling. Just to spend them in the car shop without a car.

There or at the hotel. I can’t believe this happened. They lent me a broken car?

-You came from Athens? -Yes. -It looks like it.

-Yes, it's the cooling system. -Great, what do we do now?

I have an idea.

-Do you have phone reception? -Reception? Are you kidding me?

Okay, okay. Calm down. I’m fine! I’m fine, right?

Nothing will hinder my vacation. I will reach my destination, and I’ll calm down and relax.

Where? Is someone waiting for you?

-Waiting for me? -Are you asking me?

No one is waiting, I’m traveling alone.

Don’t think I’m alone and desperate looking for adventure. I’m not alone in general.

-Do you have any family? -Oh ,why did that question hurt?

No I don’t. Except if you mean mother, father…which I have them in abundance.

I also have the company family. And something akin to a relationship.

Aristíde! Stop the stupidity.

Stop what you are doing,we have news.

Cancer. July will be decisive for your love life. While Mars passes by Venus.

The chances of finding your big love skyrocket.

--Do you want to meet the big love in the bathroom?--

Look, now that I’m hearing myself, I am somewhat alone, right?

I mean, I see all those people that grow older and find matches. Like humankind will go extinct if they don’t .

And I freak out.

-Do you like your job? -Economics? Are you kidding?

I wanted to become a historian, but my parents pushed me.

Generally I have done everything as I should.

-Are you having fun at least? -How do I seem to you?

How are you my little bird? My precious. Did you cook today? Did you eat something good or only junk?

How was the presentation my love? Who is getting the promotion?

Ahh my child I’m so anxious. Thank god, you are making the family proud.

Because if we were expecting anything from the other two…Do you know what your sister did today?

She painted her hair pink. And the other threw soap in the fountain.

They are shaming us.

When are you coming? To show the city of Xanthe that we have a normal child?

My love, will you come for your birthday?

Come my precious, introduce us to Aristíde too. It’s been six months. Time to meet him, eh?

You are turning thirty in a week.

Good evening mom!

Hi, my love. You look tired my child.

Tell me before you come to prepare. I’ll give you the best birthday celebration.

With the family. Your boyfriend.

Look mom, I’m not making it this year.

Work is sending me out of town. I will not celebrate.

Out of town, where? Out of country? Where are they sending you?

Are they paying? Ask for upgrades on the tickets and the hotel.

Mom I’m going to Crete. Nothing terrible.

Just enough to lose your birthday.

It’s nice in Crete. We went in 1990. I think we conceived you there.

Mom!

What my child? Why are you not fighting them?

Mom I’m tired. How is dad?

Like I would know. I’m hanging up to go look for him.

My love, my precious, my little bird! Eat!

I’m eating mom, don’t worry.

-Bye my love! -Bye!

--How should we celebrate? Do you want us alone, or with family? My mom!--

--I have to go see my parents, they are out of their minds.--

--Trip to Xanthe! Is this an invitation?--

And so I left my thirtieth birthday in chance, and away from everyone. So here I am!

Do you believe in chance/luck?

Relax. Everything will be okay. Nothing is wrong, no one is left waiting.

-You don't have a destination. -No, I have!

Where?

I want to go to ancient Lató.

-For real? -Yes!

-To do what there? -I have no idea, but I want to go today.

Aah…Okay, then wait for me to call at work. We can go together.

-Really? -Yes, I haven’t been since I was a kid. -Hopefully!

Don’t laugh, I’m serious. I felt like it was a sign to go there.

I was at Heráklion. And I saw for the first time up-close the snake goddesses.

I used to look at them, in the history books at school.

They always fascinated me, the women with the snakes in their hands, and the beautiful dresses.

So powerful.

All the women I knew were scared. I thought I would become fearless like these goddesses growing up, but…

So I was at the museum in Heráklion. And I was stunned reading about this matriarchal society of the Minoans.

Suddenly I’m looking at all those little statues. All these goddesses together.

-And I read that they were found in Lató. -Yes.

In a village where only women lived. Incredible, right?

And, I don’t know how.

I felt...that...

That if I go to the ruins of this place...

I might find an answer to everything I’m looking for.

Understand why I didn’t become, everything I wanted to become.

Well, maybe something awaits you here. Life has a bigger imagination than we think.

-Do you really believe that? -Since I came here, I do .

I’m starting to believe in something too, my bad luck.

So many hours' journey for a locked door.

I really don’t want to be annoying but… step aside. Go, go, go.

What are you doing? It’s not allowed.

You invent a problem for every solution. It’s allowed fine. I’m an archaeologist. I have the right.

You are an archaeologist? Fantastic. Why didn’t you say it earlier?

Did you ask? You only talk about yourself.

-You are right. I just had some issues to fix. -How did it go? Did you fix them?

-Am I egocentric? -What’s my name?

Jacobs? No? John?

Jamal. Move.

-All these were built by women? -It’s one version.

Another says that the women who settled here, allowed only the women and their daughters to stay at their homes.

-That’s wild. -Well they were fighters.

The community here survived for two centuries. In that time it was attacked many times.

Women came from all over the island. Because their life was at risk or looking for calmness.

Or from belief in the protectress goddess.

-Eh! What are you doing here? Sorry, what are you doing? We are closed.

So sorry. I’m an archaeologist from the ruins of Palio Lithari and my friend..

-The mass grave? -Yes.

-I’m happy someone got interested. -I’m also happy someone appreciates it. Finally.

-Are you a…? -I studied archaeology but ended up being a security guard.

At least it’s a beautiful place.

Yes, very beautiful. My friend here had to..

I read about it at the museum at Heráklion. And, I thought, surely I had to come here.

I mean a village of women? It’s fantastic.

I never thought that it existed. Even though..I have to admit that I have wished about it.

Sophia. Nice to meet you.

Athená.

-Joseph. Nice to meet you. -Sorry. Nice to meet you too.

-It’s fine. -Joseph?

Well. Siphis, forty years old, Gemini. Grew up in London, studied at Oxford, teaches at UC of London.

See I’m not egocentric. Okay? I just…

I’m not fine with myself lately.

Well. Don’t worry, none of us is.

Do you want a private tour?

-Really? -Yes.

I would really like that.

I don’t think I’ll find someone else with so much desire to come here.

Nice, let’s go. Perfect!

#[Aurora: The Secret Garden]

This area here was, let's say their central square.

The village was built around this place.

And what you see there was the temple to the goddess Eileithyia. The protectress of the place.

Eileithyia was the goddess of birth, they believed that she protected the mothers during birth.

That she made the pain tolerable and protected them from death, which was common in childbirth then.

Sadly, most kids birthed here were the result of rape.

So their mothers either didn’t want them or didn’t know what to do with them.

-Watch your head. -Thanks.

But the kids that were born here were raised by the whole community.

All of the women were responsible for their upbringing.

It was also a place for women that couldn’t have children but had a lot of love to give.

And also a refuge for women that loved other women.

Do, the villagers around, know about that?

If they ever visited, maybe they would.

And maybe they wouldn’t be so…Anyway.

Can you endure?

Somewhat.

Come on, let’s go. Your girl is tired.

-I am not his girlfriend. -Ahh, okay. Sorry I didn’t..

-We met this morning. -We met this morning.

-I just said that. Said that, just said that. -Okay, sorry.

-Are you sure you are fine?

Yes. Just the sun... and this place has something so... apparent.

Incredible. I have never been to a ... cleaner place.

I can’t find another word. Clean.

-Do you understand, do you both understand me? -Yes!

Do you want to stay for food? Down there is..my dining area. I eat lunch there.

-Yes. Let’s go. -Perfect. Come on.

The first time I came here, I stayed for five hours on these rocks.

I had swallowed my tongue. I felt, if I opened my mouth to talk I would disrespect this place.

The quietest five hours of my life.

Were you alone?

No.

My parents brought me here the first time when I was eleven.

My mom hadn’t left a stone untouched.

And she had a way to tell stories too.

Like they were simple stories of everyday people. Not like it was History with capital H.

Like everyday stories, of people, that happened to live before us.

And the place came to life. She spoke and I closed my eyes and saw everything.

People working, walking... building palaces.

-Very lucky. -Yes, I was just thinking that.

It’s luck to have someone to show you more than you can see.

And more than you know.

There are people that carry inside them a world completely different from this.

Ah yes. I’m bored of this one. No. Not this one here.

I mean the one I usually live in.

You Joseph?

For a long time I lived in another world. I ended up here very suddenly.

But I’m used to it and... I like it.

What happened to the previous world?

Nothing. I just saw how it really was.

I saw her with clarity when she left...

But in the end I don’t think we had many things to talk about.

That whole world of hers…I didn’t like it, while this here. This world…

Since I came here I have met so many people with so many great worlds.

-Any girl with a great world? -A girl too.

-Where is she now? -No one knows, she ran away.

-Ran away? -Yes ran away.

Her life here wasn’t easy.

But before running away... she managed... to show me some things that I ... would have never been able to learn... If I hadn’t…

If you hadn’t fallen in love with her?

No, thankfully I hadn’t fallen yet.

She left just at that moment... she would have become the problem, as a friend says.

It didn’t make you sad?

I would have liked more time with her. lived.

But I’m thankful for what I lived.

Anyways, she left for her own good.

Well I have thought many times of leaving too.

-From here? To go where? -To Athens.

-Athens is hell. -Athens is large though.

You can get lost there and have no one care about you.

Yes but you can also get lost period.

You don’t have fun there?

With how I have made my life, I don’t think I can have fun anywhere.

-How have you made it? -The way I should.

Is there anything? Anything small, itty bitty, that makes you happy?

I don’t know. Truthfully I don’t know.

I have stuck with what I should do that I have forgotten to like things.

-Well I’m going now. -No. Stay, at least until sunset.

Well, look. I should have left a long time ago, but I can get you back if you want.

That’s it.

-Where are you staying? -At that hostel, the one that…Karavostasi. Do you know it?

For sure. Good. I take over.

-Do you want that? -I want that.

I want to stay here for as long as you allow me.

Thank you.

-You really aren’t in a hurry? -Not at all, stay.

You didn’t unseed it for me.

-Well, what did you tell them? -Leave it.

I want... for you to not move.

Don’t get scared.

Do not move at all. Don’t move.

What is it?

What is it? What? What? Tell me it’s a snake. Tell me it’s a snake ,I will yell.

I can’t. Virgin Mary I can’t.

It’s more afraid than you. Believe me.

Come love. Come here. We don’t bite. Don’t be scared my sweetie.

Don’t laugh, but you look like... like... the sculptures at the museum.

Like the snake goddesses.

Don’t fall for it. I’m not fearless, but this just isn’t dangerous.

Do you want to see it? Come here. It’s like velvet don’t be scared.

I can’t believe I’m doing this my Virgin Mary.

Calmly.

I touched it, my god. I touched it.

I can’t believe it.

You see. It was just... a little snake.

Calm down. Come here.

#[Trypes: Akouo Tin Agapi]

#I hear your seas and your rivers. I hear your laugh, I hear your crying.

#The melodies that are born in your guts. The cities, and the people that travel under your skin.

#I hear your truth and your lies. And a small warm agony makes my blood sweeter.

#I hear the love

#And I don’t hear my thoughts.

Do you want to see something else ancient?

At this hour? Everything is closed.

-There is an ancient bar. -What?

-Thank you. -Thanks Johnny. -You’re welcome beautiful.

It really does look ancient.

Not really. Johnny has just sworn to never dust it again.

He opened it in the 80s with his wife.

English tourist that thought they found paradise in Crete.

-And, it wasn’t? -How does it look to you?

A bit like paradise.

Hmm. Come back in February and we’ll discuss it then.

His wife didn’t stand it. She left with a tourist.

She is in England and Johnny is here drinking... whiskey with a straw.

It’s fine. At least I have someone to talk to.

-You only have Johnny? -And Magda who fixes my car.

Not possible. Family? School friends? Neighbors? You can’t be alone.

No. I have all of those. I just…don’t have them the way I would like.

I’m a bit of foreign body here.

Why?

Because they find my life strange. I don’t make the same choices as them, and it weirds them out.

They find me a bit wild for a girl.

-Are you too wild for a girl? -Here maybe.

In Athens I was fine. Nobody knew me, I didn’t know anyone.

I didn’t feel all those eyes on me all the time.

But I had to come back for my parents. They are old and need caring.

-So, here you can’t have a normal… -Relationship? -Yes.

-Like everyone else? -Yes.

-Mhhm, no. Here is countryside. -Ah, I know. I come from a small place too.

-So you don’t…? -What?

-You don’t... you don’t say it? -What?

That…How should I say it?

No! I don’t…

-Ahh. Sorry. -It’s fine. It’s fine, really.

Listen. I have my parents’ dream job, the house they like. And if I continue like that, I’ll have their horrible marriage too.

Well.

Your parents don’t want happiness for their kid?

I really don’t know what would make me happy anymore.

Great! To Athená and everything that will make her happy.

To Sophia, that is very…

Very brave!

Unlike other women.

#[Melissa Etheridge: Like The Way I Do]

-You are here. -For real?

-It looks ghosted. -It is a little.

How little? It probably houses my ghosts too.

Aide. Go inside to talk.

Okay. Can you do me a favor?

Yes.

It’s a stupid favor.

I will judge that.

-Do you have a lighter? -That is the favor?

No. But without it, the stupid favor doesn’t matter.

Here.

Does it work?

It works. Say it. I’m bursting.

Can you sing me happy birthday?

-Can I do what? -Can you sing me happy birthday?

-In English? -Yes I don’t like the greek one. Can you?

It’s your birthday?

-My accent is bad. -Perfect.

-And my voice is even worse. -No it’s not, I heard you sing before.

Come on.

I was embarrassing.

-No. It was the best birthday party ever. -No one came to the others?

You are the only guest I could handle this year.

Seriously, you are... the person I had to meet in order to get moving.

I’m happy.

-Thank you. -Thank you too.

I leave tomorrow afternoon from Heráklion.

So I was thinking, If you want to go out tomorrow morning.

Show me the place a bit.

And I think you know why.

-Thank you, for everything.

Thank you too.

They are more than you think.

Happy birthday.

Stupid, stupid, stupid. Coward. Idiot.

What did you understand?

What did you understand? Thirty year old donkey. You didn't understand anything.

Useless. I deserve it. Once in my life to do what I want even if I die. Once. Idiot. I'm an idiot.

I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were here.

Did you hear everything?

Unfortunate. I was just getting started.

No, continue if you want it and need it. I’ll be discreet.

-Do you have a cigarette? -You smoke?

Of course not. My mother would kill me. Maybe should I start?

I don’t. Only some sedatives.

No I can’t rebel with sedatives. But I should start somewhere. Where should I start?

What happened?

I left you fine up there. Why did you regress to before?

I’m stupid.

I’m afraid of my own shadow.

I can’t do anything that would... make other people angry or sad. Or bothered.

I have been living thirty years for other people.

And me? What about me? Where am I?

I don’t know. Where do you want to be?

I want to be…

With that girl. Is it that bad?

Why would it be bad?

I don’t know. Becau... because it’s strange. That is why.

-That you fell in love with a girl? -No. I didn’t fall in love. Eh?

I just...was interested in her.

She is everything...

That I once dreamt of becoming.

You know. I was thinking. What you said about the girl that ran away.

That you would want a little more time with her. Even if it didn't…

Can you drive me, in the morning, to Lató?

I will drive you.

Sophia? What are you doing here?

Good morning. I’m looking for a girl that lives here.

Athená, something. I don’t know last name. She left this in my car yesterday.

-A lighter? -Yes.

Don’t look at it like that. It has sentimental value.

Okay. Leave it there and we will give it to her.

No... I want to give it to her myself.

It’s… very…

-I brought this. -A lighter.

Ahh….Are you serious? All night I was looking for that lighter. Thank you.

I was wondering... if you wanted to go on that excursion.

#[Aurora: The Seed]

This is my Alepoúdi. I say ‘my’ because no one else comes here.

Was it worth the walking?

-Will you live? -Good question.

What happened? Why did you darken?

Nothing. I just saw the time.

-We have to go back? -Yes but I don’t want to go back.

But you have to though.

Don’t be sad.

You’ll come back again.

-And she didn’t kiss you? -No.

Smart.

Yes, she is. She is beautiful, and smart. She is fearless too.

I don’t know about fearless. I think she fears you more than you do.

How do I go back? What will I do there?

-Don’t go back. -What?

Don’t go back. Stay another day, another week and contemplate later.

-No. Those things don’t happen. -No, ehh?

No you know what? I am just panicking.

I would fall in love with anything that would keep me away from Athens.

I will go back tonight. Relax. And in a week I will have forgotten about it.

-Whatever you want. -For sure.

We will, for sure, be here.

Thank you. If it weren’t for you... I wouldn’t be in trouble.

-Without you I wouldn’t have remembered something. -Really? What?

You know, lately I feel like something is ending. And it frightens me.

While I have wished many times for it to end.

But when we were up in Lató I saw my parents.

I remembered them in love.

How they were together, not how I was with her… but how togetherness really is.

Thank you very much.

And those over there?

The Pleiades.

The cluster with the seven stars, the beautiful of Atlas and Pleione daughters.

They were nymphs and beautiful Atlantides. Orion fell not for one, but he was chasing all of them to make his.

Zeus took pity on them, and beautiful as they were, he put them in the sky and made them a cluster of stars.