Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold

· Stephen Fry’s Greek Myths Book 1 · Penguin · Narrated by Stephen Fry
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‘The Greek myths are told to you here by the ever-soothing voice of Stephen Fry, who takes you from Zeus to Athena with his typical humour.’ -- The Guardian

‘Read by Fry with his accustomed ebullient showmanship [he] gives the legends modern resonance by telling them with a contemporary colloquial twist' -- AUDIOBOOK of the WEEK, The Times

STEP INTO ANOTHER WORLD - OF MAGIC, MAYHEM, MONSTERS AND MANIACAL GODS - IN STEPHEN FRY'S MOMENTOUS SUNDAY TIMES AND AUDIBLE BESTSELLER, MYTHOS

Discover Stephen Fry's magnificent retelling of the greatest myths and legends ever told . . .

No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses.

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.

Shiver in fear when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments.

Listen with joy as the legendary love affair between Eros and Psyche unfolds.

Read by Stephen Fry himself, Mythos captures these extraordinary myths for our modern age - in all their dazzling and deeply human relevance.

If you're enthralled by the magic of Greek mythology you'll love the final instalment to Fry’s retellings, ODYSSEY, a legendary voyage of peril, temptation, loss and epic adventure.

'A head-spinning marathon of legends' Guardian

© Stephen Fry 2017 (P) Penguin Audio 2017

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4.9
197 reviews
F W
5 January 2024
wonderful. I knew very little about the Greek creation myths, except that they existed. I learnt so much. The reading and the story telling are both perfect. Really an enjoyable listen.
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James N
5 August 2021
Entertaining re-telling of the Greek heroes. Though never knew Perseus was from Yorkshire, not Greece, given Fry's liberal use of accents, but does add a bit of zest to what could have been a monotone cast of characters.
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A Google user
28 July 2018
I am a big fan of Stephen Fry... Nothing he can't do!! I have thoroughly enjoy his retelling of Ancient Greek Mythology... He makes it clear it is too vast a subject to encompass it all, but the stories chosen are told with humour, intelligence and punctuated by delightful insights on their bearing on the modern days.
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About the author

Stephen Fry (Author, Reader)
Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote with Laurie) and Jeeves and Wooster, and was unforgettable as General Melchett in Blackadder. He has hosted over 180 episodes of QI, and has narrated all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the audiobook recordings. He is the bestselling author of four novels - The Liar, The Hippopotamus, Making History and The Stars' Tennis Balls - as well as three volumes of autobiography - Moab is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me. Mythos, Heroes and Troy, his retelling of the Greek myths, are all Sunday Times bestsellers.

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