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Mythos

The Greek Myths Retold

byStephen Fry, Anna Llisterri i Boix, Jesus Sotes

Who is this book for? Readers interested in mythology, humor, and storytelling.

Topics mythical creaturesancient greek gods and goddessesepic adventurescreation mythstrickster deitiesdivine punishmentsmoral lessons in mythsthe power of fatemythological heroescultural significance of mythsIdentityPowerHuman Nature
MoodWhimsical, Humorous
HumorOccasional Humor
RomanceMajor Subplot
ViolenceMild
No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly and brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. They are like us, only more so - their actions and adventures scrawled across the heavens above, from the birth of the universe to the creation of humankind. Stephen Fry - who fell in love with these stories as a child - retells these myths for our tragic, comic, fateful age. Witness Athena born from the cracking open of Zeus's great head and follow Persephone down into the dark realm of Hades. Experience the terrible and endless fate of Prometheus after his betrayal of Zeus and shiver as Pandora opens her jar of evil torments. The Greek gods are the best and worst of us, and in Stephen Fry's hands they tell us who we are. Mythos - smart, funny, and above all great fun - is the retelling we deserve by a man who has been entertaining the nation for over four decades. A true polymath, Stephen Fry is a British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist whose writing includes everything from novels to a guide to poetry, he is also the voice of the Harry Potter audiobooks. Amongst his best-known works are the novels The Hippopotamus and The Liar, the biographies Moab is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me as well as The Ode Less Travelled

Language

en

Published on

11/02/2017

Pages

441

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780718188726

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