Hypnos and the Poppy: Ancient Greek Dream Incubation

A Temple Wild: Greek Mythology and the Mediterranean Landscape

In this episode, we’ll be meeting the Greek gods of Night, Sleep, and Dreams — Nyx, Hypnos, the Oneiroi, Mnemosyne, and more. We’ll explore dream rituals in ancient Greece, in particular dream incubation as a means for healing and divination as occurred at the temple of Asclepius in Epidaurus and at the Oracle of Trophonios. We’ll learn about how the Greeks understood their dreams and how they are connected to the Underworld. And we’ll meet one of my favorite flowers of the Greek landscape, the often controversial — and even illegal in some countries — Poppy. DETAILED SHOW NOTES https://atemplewild.com/atemplewild/ancient-greek-dream-incubation NEVER MISS AN EPISODE Subscribe to the newsletter: https://atemplewild.com/subscribe SUPPORT THE SHOW Leave a Tip: https://atemplewild.com/tip-jar or Become a Monthly Patron: https://atemplewild.com/patron