The ABCs of ‘Mythos’ by Stephen FryĪ: In short, Mythos is a beginner-friendly retelling of Greek mythology with 21st-century jokes and references.ī: With a Goodreads rating of 4.27, this 416-page book is the first of the Great Mythology series.Ĭ: Fry’s sources include Hesoid’s Theogony, The Golden Ass by Apuleius, and Metamorphoses by Ovid. I’ll answer that question in this article. After I read it, I realised one question kept coming up from people curious about the book: what myths does it cover? What stories are in Mythos? Mythos by Stephen Fry is my second venture into texts about Greek myths. Giant ancient poems I would never pick up on my own. Later, the professor introduced Theogony by Hesiod, a poem about the Greek gods. The first lesson was on Homer’s Iliad and the Odyssey. My official introduction to Greek mythology was an online course by Wesleyan University titled ‘The Ancient Greeks’. “Then Hercules captured the Cretan Bull…,” came the muffled sounds of his voice. If I went to the toilet, he would follow me and continue reciting his story outside the door. He could spend hours telling me about the creation myth or Hercules’ twelve labours. My unofficial introduction to Greek mythology was through my brother, who read the Percy Jackson series.
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