Alexandros - the island

An Aegean island known for its pagan Sanctuary of the Great Goddess, where pilgrims came in ancient times to endure a sacred ritual that promised eternal life. An English writer, an American Peace Corps Volunteer, a student of religion, a descendant of the emperors of Byzantium.... Their island happily frozen in time is threatened by the disastrous takeover of the Greek government by the colonels' junta in 1968, and the evil plans of a wealthy Greek playboy. Everything on the island will change—and not for the better. In the end, a sacred ceremony, a tragedy and a transfiguration....