About Matakia
Embracing Greek Culture and Tradition
In Greek culture, the evil eye is known as “mati” (μάτι) — a curse given to someone with a malicious glare that is said to give bad luck or loss to whoever receives it.
We thought what better name for our new business venture, than to name our business to align perfectly with our products.
Matakia; (translates to eyes in Greek) was founded in 2021.
As someone who actually wears our own collection daily, each beautiful piece has been carefully sourced responsibly from around the world, or made with love and personalised especially for you.
Wear the Protection of the Evil Eye
While scrolling through our site, we hope it makes you feel as though you are wandering the cobble streets of Mykonos, while embracing the Greek culture and the meaning of the evil eye.
The belief in the evil eye dates back almost 3000 years, to ancient Greece.
It is one of the strongest symbolic images in the world.
The symbol and superstition of the evil eye is one of the strongest symbolic images in the world.
The evil eye is thought of as a look given to inflict harm, suffering, or some form of bad luck on those that it is cast upon. The superstition of the evil eye holds that the malicious look is powerful enough to bring about actual disaster for the unfortunate person that is the receiver of the glare.
It is believed that by wearing an evil eye amulet or the symbol visually seen by others on you, that it will repel any negatives forces.