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Jump to ratings and reviews. Want to read. Buy on Amazon. Rate this book. Stephen Fry. Paperback Published January 1, Loading interface About the author. Stephen Fry books Stephen John Fry is an English comedian, writer, actor, humourist, novelist, poet, columnist, filmmaker, television personality and technophile. He is also famous for his roles in Blackadder and Wilde , and as the host of QI. In addition to writing for stage, screen, television and radio he has contributed columns and articles for numerous newspapers and magazines, and has also written four successful novels and a series of memoirs.

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Some of my earliest memories of fantasy are taken straight from Jason and The Argonauts and Clash of the Titans the original, not the god-awful remake. The stop-motion animation of Ray Harryhausen obviously played a big part in that, as, before the days of CGI, there was something terrifyingly awesome about that fight scene with the skeletons. Considering they came into being thousands of years ago, the legends of Zeus and his fellow gods, of Jason and Perseus, of Medusa and the golden fleece, have echoed down through the ages, inspiring countless retellings and re-imaginings. Mythos, by Stephen Fry, is just the latest of these efforts, as he tries to capture the stories of Greek mythology for a modern audience. Throughout the book, Mr Fry keeps things light and respectful, telling each story in a way that entertains, amuses, and informs. Mythos is broken into two parts. Beginning with Gaia Mother Earth and Ouranos Father Sky , the story follows the line of the gods down to Cronos and the Titans, and finally on to Zeus and his siblings, who go on to form the council of gods known as the Olympians. He was the titan who created humans and gave them the gift of fire, a gift forbidden by Zeus and stolen from Mount Olympus. The stories go on to detail other unwise crossings of the gods by foolish mortals, including the likes of Psyche and Arachne, Phaeton and Cadmus, Echo and Narcissus, and culminating in the story of Midas.

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Fry is at his story-telling best. In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling, we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. We shiver in fear when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments and watch with joy as the legendary love affair between Eros and Psyche unfolds. Mythos captures these extraordinary myths for our modern age - in all their dazzling and deeply human relevance. If you're enthralled by the magic of Greek mythology you'll love Fry's latest book TROY , an exceptional retelling of our greatest story. The gods seem to be smiling on Fry - his myths are definitely a hit' Evening Standard 'An odyssey through Greek mythology.

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It calls this inevitable fate entropy: part of the great cycle from Chaos to order and back again to Chaos. Mythos, the new island amusement park, has unlocked the secret to bringing mythical creatures to life. The agony of its attentions would at least be over quickly. I really enjoyed this book! Algernon Darth Anyan. She had pictured boiling clouds, shrieking winds, lashing rain and dreadful thunder as accompaniments to her violation and death, not this glorious idyll of late-spring sunshine and rippling birdsong. But I had a hell of a good time reading this. Kindle Addict. Some more than others, sure. There is good out there in the world, even if it is hard to see sometimes. Ratings are hard. Fry cannot retell ALL the myths that have survived, of course, but he managed the almost Herculean task see what I did there? Docked it a bit because there were a ton of typos throughout that were distracting.

But they have real charm. E ver since William Godwin persuaded Charles Lamb to retell The Odyssey as a novel for younger readers in The Adventures of Ulysses , the myths of ancient Greece have been retold in contemporary prose by every generation. Most of these retellings were originally poetry — the epics of Hesiod, Homer and the philhellene Latin poet Ovid, the Athenian tragedies of Aeschylus , Sophocles and Euripides — in Mythos , Stephen Fry has narrated a selection of them in engaging and fluent prose.

The list is way longer but it was a great surprise to discover them as I was reading it so I won't spoil it much! As with most mythological retellings, Mythos is essentially a large amount of short stories loosely tied together, with probably tales told in this solitary instalment. My favourite chapter was the one describing the creation of humankind. They were just in time to see the great flood inundating Eumeneia before Philemon was turned into an oak tree and Baucis into a linden. Jump to ratings and reviews. He grew up near Denver and became accustomed to writing and telling stories, releasing his first graphic novel, The Class, in Book Looking forward to reading the remaining books in the series! See also Mrs. To top it all off, all of this is done without the book turning into a massive academic yawn. I like stags. Mythos: X-Men 1 by Paul Jenkins. I also loved the tale of "Echo", who revelled in love and found joy in other's finding love. I think it would have been more enjoyable if it focused on fewer heroes or included other stories.