Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. In this companion to his bestselling Mythos, Stephen Fry brilliantly retells these dramatic, funny, tragic and timeless tales. Mythos and Heroes are available from Amazon, Book Depository, and other good book retailers.There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes.įew mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes. If you may need it for school or want to educate yourself, these two books will definitely give you the best entry into a magnificent world. You could say, I was obsessed with it as a teenager and I would have loved to get these books back then and bury my nose into it for hours, taking notes, and trying to make a map of my own.įry has made this twisted family and their tales understandable and clear with a little narrating of his own. I was always fascinated by Greek mythology. Heroes on the other hand retells the dramatic and well-known tales of the heroic men and women such as Perseus, Heracles, Jason, Atlanta, and Theseus. The Golden Age has become an Age of Heroes.” We follow Prometheus on his quest and witness firsthand what Pandora let out of her box, how Persephone got picked by Hades, and what Zeus liked to do with mortals. The second half of the book will give you an overview of what Fry calls “Toys of Zeus”. Their son, Kronos, defeats his father and with his sister-wife, Rhea, they create the gods we know the best, the Olympians who ruled by Zeus.
The latter becomes the father of her children, which are called the Titans. Gaia, or mother earth, gave birth to Pontus and Ouranos.
Erebus and Nyx came to life, darkness and night, who created Hemera and Aether, day and light and Erebus, all by himself, created Gaia and Tartarus, earth and beneath the earth. While you may know some of the people mentioned and some of the legends may not be new to you, in Mythos and Heroes, Stephen Fry reintroduces you to the old gods and their adventures in a funny easier way.
The British comedian and actor love the old gods so much that he wanted to share his knowledge with his audience. Well, at least when it comes to Greek Mythology.
“In the beginning, there was Chaos…” and Fry will bring some order into it.
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