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  • Written by: Stephen Fry
  • Narrated by: Stephen Fry
  • Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (752 ratings)

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Mythos

Written by: Stephen Fry
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
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Publisher's Summary

Step into another world - of magic, mayhem, monsters and maniacal gods - in Stephen Fry's momentous Sunday Times and Audible best seller, 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 Fry's follow-up books Heroes and Troy, with tales of mortals and monsters, quests and adventures.

©2017 Stephen Fry (P)2017 Penguin Audio

From beloved author and commentator Stephen Fry comes a deep and riveting exploration of some of the greatest myths ever told. In Mythos, Fry recounts some of the most compelling stories in mythology — from classic favourites to lesser known myths they definitely didn’t cover in your childhood classroom. 

It’s no secret that Stephen Fry is a masterful storyteller: he’s one of the most well-known and beloved writers, actors, comedians and presenters of our time. He takes the performance skills he honed on programs like Fry and Laurie and the authorial chops he mastered writing gems including The Stars' Tennis Balls, Making History, The Hippopotamus, and The Liar to craft this educational, entertaining and electrifying work that makes ancient tales more relevant and exciting than ever. 

Critic Reviews

"A head-spinning marathon of legends." (Guardian)

"Wit and erudition are impressively evident in Stephen Fry's idiosyncratic retelling of the myths of the Greek gods.... He adds fascinating philological glosses and cultural references." (The Times)

"Fry exhibits prodigious learning, a great facility with words, and enormous erudition and enthusiasm." (Mail on Sunday)

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Stephen Fry's voice is made for narration!

A rich tapestry of wonderfully weird, terribly tragic tales and clever insight into the etymology of words that found their way into our language and science and culture itself - Mythos is a retelling of stories heard and unheard, of Gods created in the image of humans - gloriously flawed - proud, conceited, vain, humorous, vengeful and wickedly generous

Stephen Fry uses his trademark wit and dry humour to adorn his rich narration - beautifully nuanced, magnificently modulated and wonderfully varied. You find yourself rolling your eyes at the insatiable lust of Zeus, groaning at the almost always misplaced anger of Hera, chuckling at the guile of Hermes, raising a brow at the completely lack of modesty of Apollo. You tsk at the folly of Midas’s thoughtless greed and sigh at Eos’s naive seeking...Listening to this book perhaps elevates a nearly 5 star rating to an irrefutably perfect score on review

What an absolute delight, this one. Stephen Fry’s voice I have to agree with a fellow reviewer - is made for narration. If only he does pick up the Iliad for a retelling..

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Fantastic

Great stories. Fantastic narration. What more can you ask for. Although stories can get a bit confusing sometimes but they are majestic so a mere mortal can be expected to be confused.

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The muses would be proud!

this was my first audiobook and I loved it! Stephen Fry's language is amazing and so is his narration. The myths are described in vivid detail. I had to look up many of the places and people described here. there were many 'aha!' moments while listening to this book, especially when he talks about the origins of words that we use regularly such as the word "petrified". I'm really looking forward to listening to heroes

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Myth Retold

Book is a nice collection of Greek myths which gives a description of myths rather than going into meaning of the myth ... Stephen Fry has narrated the audiobook exceptionally well . Sure to go through other audiobook narrated by him

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Ambrosia

This is quite possibly a reflection on the entire trilogy - Mythos, Heroes, and Troy - and not necessarily peculiar to this book alone.

To be able to stitch a coherent, chronological, and captivating narrative of the Greek myths is indeed - excuse the cliche, albeit connected - a Herculean task. Not only has Stephen Fry achieved this successfully, but has done so with capacious context and coverage. The trilogy weaves a rich and vibrant tapestry by highlighting just the right strands and embossing all the right portions. There is of course the added bonus that comes with this polymath, in the form of juicy contextual tidbits and trivia. For those who love listening to his voice and narrative skills, the audiobooks are available too - just to complete the experience. Ambrosia.

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A great primer for Greek mythology.

Fry's narration is engaging. From time to time he maps the myths to modern day world and that keeps the reader hooked. His superb usage of English adjectives, verbs and adverbs in describing the characters, places and events is superb. Strongly recommended read for those interested in myths of world

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spellbinding stories told in Stephen Fry's trademark style.

some of the parts were boring and even Fry's narration couldn't save them. but overall, an extremely fun book to listen to.

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Don't miss it!

Very engaging. Excellent narration. Superb retelling of the Greek Mythology. Starts at the very beginning - all you need to know is here.

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A must read

The narration by Fry is everything! His voice and storytelling is amazing and so are the stories.

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Quirky and amusing

the light-hearted humour in narration and amazing story telling grips our imagination. And something as huge and elaborate as the Greek mythology surprisingly did not feel heavy and tiring at all.

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