The characters that Fry examines in turn are Perseus, Heracles and his 12 labors, Bellerophon, Orpheus, Jason, Atalanta, Oedipus, and Theseus. The important words there are “to a degree” because when humans incurred the wrath of the gods, particularly Zeus or Hera, that still boded an ill turn of events for the hero. This second installment takes a close look at the humans, the mortals who began to a degree to forge their own destinies. The first installment focused on the drama and the humor involved in the origin stories of the Greek Gods in Olympus. There’s a list of Gods and Mortals in the back, too. There are plenty of helpful footnotes along the way to recap those events. You don’t need to have read Mythos, the first book in Fry’s Greek Mythology series, in order to understand what’s going on in Heroes.

The book spans over 400 pages and contains two sections with lovely artwork to accompany the stories. His latest book, Heroes,was released in November by Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Random House in the U.K. I was pleased as I grew older to find that not only was he a brilliant actor, but he is also a talented podcast host and an author of many books. I’ve enjoyed Stephen Fry’s sense of humor ever since I watched him in programs such as Blackadder and A Bit of Fry and Laurie when I was a kid. 'Wit and erudition are impressively evident. If you're enthralled by the magic of Greek mythology you'll love Fry's follow-up books HEROES and TROY, with tales of mortals and monsters, quests and adventures. Read by Stephen Fry himself, Mythos captures these extraordinary myths for our modern age - in all their dazzling and deeply human relevance. Listen with joy as the legendary love affair between Eros and Psyche unfolds.

Shiver in fear when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments. 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. STEP INTO ANOTHER WORLD - OF MAGIC, MAYHEM, MONSTERS AND MANIACAL GODS - IN STEPHEN FRY'S MOMENTOUS SUNDAY TIMES AND AUDIBLE BESTSELLER, MYTHOSĭiscover Stephen Fry's magnificent retelling of the greatest myths and legends ever told.

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