So should a reader looking for an initiation into the thrilling world of the ancient Greek imagination choose Fry’s book? People who enjoy Fry's media personality and particular style of post-Wodehouse English drollery are in for a treat Countless family car journeys are enlivened by Simon Russell Beale’s audiobook of Atticus the Storyteller’s 100 Greek Myths. But do we need another version of the Greek myths in an already crowded market? Such treasured collections as Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales (1853), Edith Hamilton’s Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes (1942) and Robert Graves’s The Greek Myths (1955) are still in print. 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. Natalia, ABC Amsterdam staff, March 2019.E ver since William Godwin persuaded Charles Lamb to retell The Odyssey as a novel for younger readers in The Adventures of Ulysses (1808), the myths of ancient Greece have been retold in contemporary prose by every generation. 'A lot of fun!' - Martijn, ABC The Hague staff, February 2019.

Mythos captures these extraodinary myths for our modern age - in all their dazzling and deeply human relevance. We shiver when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments and watch with joy as the legendary love affair between Eros and Psyche unfolds. 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. No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold Stephen Fry € 14.99 This item arrived at both our stores within the past 8 weeks If not in stock, the expected delivery time to our store for this item will be 2-3 working days.ĪBC SUMMER READ: 'Read this if you're off to the Mediterranean, you'll see everything there in a new light!' - Martijn, ABC The Hague staff.

Mythos by stephen fry