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Mythos By Stephen Fry - For Ken4155

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naomi24 | 22:35 Wed 24th Jun 2020 | Arts & Literature
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…and anyone else who may be interested. This has been a long time coming but I remember Ken asking me to report back to him on this book which I’ve only just finished…. I do have a habit of having several books on the go at any one time.

Anyway ….this is the re-telling of the Greek myths as only Stephen Fry could re-tell them. From the beginnings of the universe to Zeus’s thunderbolts to Hera’s jealousy, to Sisyphus cheating gullible death not once but twice. it simply bounds along. Witty, a chuckle on every page, full of footnotes and appendices detailing the current connection between the myths, the heavens, and language - all in all very readable and extremely enjoyable - for me at least. To anyone who is into that sort of thing I have no hesitation in recommending it. A treasure of a book.
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Thanks for this. I keep picking it up and putting it back down in Tesco. Now I might actually put it in my trolley.
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Hope you're not disappointed, Rocky. Ever since a book club asked me to recommend a book for them - and hated my choice - I've hesitated to recommend anything to anyone. Fingers crossed this one has more success.
I've read a number of books on Greek (and Roman) mythology. Might give this a go :o)
Being an avid fan of Homer this sounds good to me. I have found Fry's books very variable, one or two I have enjoyed immensely but others I've found very disappointing.

I think I'll give this one a try. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.



Thanks Naomi - I've not heard of this book but you've sparķed my interest.

If Mythos takes your fancy then two books by American author Madeline Miller might be of interest, The Song of Achilles - the run-up to the Trojan war - and Circe - the goddess and Odysseus' lover. Both are entertaining, well-researched, and readable.
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Thanks for your answers. I guess Ken hasn't seen this. Oh well ...
Then you guess wrong, Naomi :-) Just downloaded it onto my Kindle. About a third of the way through the second book in the Cardinal series, so will tackle Mythos after that. As I have already mentioned on here, I am an avid fan of all things Greek Myth, finding their version of how things 'came to be' no less plausible than the Christian version - or any other, for that matter. Ta for the reminder:-)
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Aha! Success! :o)

Enjoy, Ken.
It's on Audible, so I might grab it when next month's free token comes in. Stephen's soothing tones may be perfect before drifting off to sleep.
And there was me thinking it was all about the Greek National beer.
// If Mythos takes your fancy then.....

you can dip inside Mythos on Amazon -
Robert Graves did one on Greek Myths - also available on Amazon which was popular fifty y ago

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