I borrowed an ebook version of Mythos from my library. window.csa("Config", In Stephen Fry's hands the stories of the titans and gods become a brilliantly entertaining account of ribaldry and revelry. 'An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy. 414 pages, Hardcover First published OctoBook details & editions About the author Stephen Fry 267 books9,821 followers Stephen John Fry is an English comedian, writer, actor, humourist, novelist, poet, columnist, filmmaker, television personality and technophile. 20:05:02 I think the choices he has made of whom to include here, make sense and give a nice balanced reading of the Greek world at large.
Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director. Stephen Fry has compiled the core myths from Greek mythology, beginning with the cosmogony or creation of the universe with the protogenoi or primordial god Chaos who was quickly followed by Gaia (Earth), Tartarus (the depths), Erebus (darkness), Nyx. url = "" Understandably, many of the episodes from the lives of these heroes have been described only briefly due to the vast scope of this undertaking each of the heroes is worth a separate book of his / her own. If you are into fun storytelling mixed with some murmuring of the author, you would find the tweaks in conversations making the dialogues more witty and interesting. A: In short, Mythos is a beginner-friendly retelling of Greek mythology with 21st-century jokes and references. If you want to get into Greek Mythology but you are not sure where to start, then Mythos by Stephen Fry is the perfect book for you. r/mythology I found this book in a Thrift shop for 4! It includes sections on Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, Orpheus, Jason, Atalanta, Oedipus, and Theseus.
A lot of people don't know or realize that as an actor, Stephen is also a writer too. I can't really give you criticism in the material itself because it is stories of our past. The book almost lacks the charm that Mythos had. The reading is not heavy or boring, it is light and delightful, sometimes very funny (because is a fun way to learn some topics, or revisit them).
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