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Stephen Fry's Great Mythology #2
袚械褉芯懈: 褋屑褗褉褌薪懈 懈 褔褍写芯胁懈褖邪, 锌芯褏芯写懈 懈 锌褉懈泻谢褞褔械薪懈褟
袛褉械胁薪芯谐褉褗褑泻懈褌械 屑懈褌芯胁械 褋邪 褋褉械写 薪邪泄-胁械谢懈泻懈褌械 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈, 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪薪懈 薪褟泻芯谐邪, 锌褉械褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪薪懈 褋邪 胁械泻芯胁械 薪邪褉械写, 蟹邪谢械谐薪邪谢懈 褋邪 胁 芯褋薪芯胁邪褌邪 薪邪 薪邪褕邪褌邪 褑懈胁懈谢懈蟹邪褑懈褟 懈 褋邪 胁写褗褏薪芯胁褟胁邪谢懈 褌胁芯褉褑懈 懈 锌懈褋邪褌械谢懈 芯褌 褉邪薪谐邪 薪邪 楔械泻褋锌懈褉, 袦懈泻械谢邪薪写卸械谢芯, 袛卸械泄屑褋 袛卸芯泄褋 懈 校芯谢褌 袛懈褋薪懈. 袣褗屑 褌褟褏 械 芯褋芯斜械薪芯 锌褉懈褋褌褉邪褋褌械薪 懈 小褌懈胁褗薪 肖褉邪泄. 袙 褋胁芯褟 斜械褋褌褋械谢褗褉 鈥炐溞秆傂拘残碘€� 褌芯泄 薪懈 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹邪 蟹邪 褌懈褌邪薪懈褌械 懈 斜芯谐芯胁械褌械 芯褌 谐褉褗褑泻邪褌邪 屑懈褌芯谢芯谐懈褟, 邪 褋 胁褌芯褉邪褌邪 屑褍 褔邪褋褌 薪邪胁谢懈蟹邪屑械 胁 械锌芯褏邪褌邪 薪邪 谐械褉芯懈褌械. 鈥炐撔笛€芯懈鈥� 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪 蟹邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯褋屑褗褉褌薪懈褌械, 懈蟹写懈谐薪邪谢懈 褋械 褋褗褋 褋懈谢邪, 褍屑 懈 褏褉邪斜褉芯褋褌 薪邪写 褋械斜械锌芯写芯斜薪懈褌械 褋懈, 蟹邪 褏芯褉邪, 褔懈懈褌芯 懈屑械薪邪 芯褌械泻胁邪褌 锌褉械蟹 胁械泻芯胁械褌械 懈 蟹邪 褔懈懈褌芯 锌芯写胁懈蟹懈 褋械 薪芯褋褟褌 谢械谐械薪写懈. 袙 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹懈褌械 蟹邪 褌褟褏 褋械 褉械写褟褌 胁褟褉薪邪 谢褞斜芯胁 懈 褉邪蟹胁褉邪褌, 锌懈褉芯胁械, 褋胁懈褉械锌懈 胁芯泄薪懈 懈 薪械胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪懈 屑懈褋懈懈, 褍卸邪褋薪懈 蟹谢芯写械褟薪懈褟, 斜械蟹褍屑薪邪 褏褉邪斜褉芯褋褌, 褌褉懈褍屑褎懈 懈 褌褉邪谐械写懈懈.
袦邪谢泻芯 褋邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯褋屑褗褉褌薪懈褌械, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 褋械 胁锌褍褋泻邪谢懈 胁 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 褋屑械谢懈 懈 胁褗谢薪褍胁邪褖懈 锌褉懈泻谢褞褔械薪懈褟, 锌褉械芯写芯谢褟胁邪谢懈 褋邪 斜械蟹斜褉芯泄 褋褌褉邪褏芯胁懈褌懈 芯锌邪褋薪芯褋褌懈 懈 褋邪 褍褋锌褟胁邪谢懈 写邪 薪邪写褏懈褌褉褟褌 泻芯胁邪褉薪懈褌械 懈 芯褌屑褗褋褌懈褌械谢薪懈 斜芯谐芯胁械, 锌褉懈 褌芯胁邪 褌邪泻邪 褍屑械谢芯 懈 褌褉懈褍屑褎邪谢薪芯 泻邪褌芯 谐褉褗褑泻懈褌械 谐械褉芯懈. 袙 褋胁芯褟 薪芯胁 褕械写褜芯胁褗褉 肖褉邪泄 斜谢械褋褌褟褖芯 锌褉械褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪 褌械蟹懈 写褉邪屑邪褌懈褔薪懈, 蟹邪斜邪胁薪懈, 褌褉邪谐懈褔薪懈 懈 胁械褔薪懈 谢械谐械薪写懈.
袩褉懈褋褗械写懈薪褟胁邪屑械 褋械 泻褗屑 携蟹芯薪 懈 邪褉谐芯薪邪胁褌懈褌械 薪邪 斜芯褉写邪 薪邪 鈥炐愌€谐芯鈥� 胁 褌械褏薪懈褟 锌芯褏芯写 胁 褌褗褉褋械薪械 薪邪 袟谢邪褌薪芯褌芯 褉褍薪芯. 袩褉芯褋谢械写褟胁邪屑械, 蟹邪褌邪懈谢懈 写褗褏, 写胁邪薪邪泄褋械褌褌械 锌芯写胁懈谐邪 薪邪 啸械褉邪泻褗谢. 袧邪褍褔邪胁邪屑械 泻邪泻 褏懈褌褉懈褟褌 袝写懈锌 褉邪蟹褉械褕邪胁邪 蟹邪谐邪写泻邪褌邪 薪邪 褋褎懈薪泻褋邪, 屑邪泻邪褉 褔械 褌芯胁邪 薪械 屑褍 薪芯褋懈 薪懈褖芯 写芯斜褉芯, 懈 泻邪泻 袘械谢械褉芯褎芯薪褌 锌谢械薪褟胁邪 泻褉懈谢邪褌懈褟 泻芯薪 袩械谐邪褋, 褋 褔懈褟褌芯 锌芯屑芯褖 褍褋锌褟胁邪 写邪 褍斜懈械 褔褍写芯胁懈褖械褌芯 啸懈屑械褉邪. 袙褗蟹褏懈褖邪胁邪屑械 褋械 薪邪 孝械蟹械泄, 褋锌芯写械谢褟屑械 屑褗泻懈褌械 薪邪 袨褉褎械泄, 谢懈泻褍胁邪屑械 褋 袩械褉褋械泄 懈 褋械 褍写懈胁谢褟胁邪屑械 薪邪 袗褌邪谢邪薪褌邪 鈥� 械写懈薪褋褌胁械薪邪褌邪 卸械薪邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 屑芯卸械 写邪 薪邪写斜褟谐邪 胁褋械泻懈 屑褗卸. 袙 鈥炐撔笛€芯懈鈥� 薪邪褍褔邪胁邪屑械 锌芯胁械褔械 蟹邪 褋褗写斜邪褌邪 薪邪 写褉褍谐懈 谢械谐械薪写邪褉薪懈 懈屑械薪邪 泻邪褌芯 袛械写邪谢 懈 褋懈薪邪 屑褍 袠泻邪褉, 袦械写械褟 懈 袗褉懈邪写薪邪.
袛懈薪邪屑懈褔薪邪 懈 褍胁谢械泻邪褌械谢薪邪, 懈蟹锌褗谢薪械薪邪 褋 锌褉械褋谢械写胁邪薪懈褟 懈 斜懈褌泻懈, 薪械胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪懈 蟹邪 锌褉械芯写芯谢褟胁邪薪械 锌褉械锌褟褌褋褌胁懈褟 懈 蟹邪谐邪写泻懈, 锌褉芯褟胁懈 薪邪 写芯谢薪邪 褋褌褉邪褏谢懈胁芯褋褌 懈 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻邪 褏褉邪斜褉芯褋褌, 斜械蟹 写邪 锌褉芯锌褍褋泻邪屑械 褍斜懈泄褋褌胁邪褌邪 懈 斜械蟹泻芯褉懈褋褌薪懈褌械 卸械褉褌胁懈, 鈥炐撔笛€芯懈鈥� 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪 蟹邪 褌芯胁邪, 薪邪 泻芯械褌芯 薪懈械, 锌褉芯褋褌芯褋屑褗褉褌薪懈褌械, 褋屑械 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 褋锌芯褋芯斜薪懈 鈥� 胁 薪邪泄-谢芯褕懈褟 懈 薪邪泄-写芯斜褉懈褟 褋屑懈褋褗谢. 袦邪泻邪褉 褔械 褌械蟹懈 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈 褋邪 写芯斜褉械 锌芯蟹薪邪褌懈, 小褌懈胁褗薪 肖褉邪泄 褍褋锌褟胁邪 写邪 鈥炐感费傃冃啃� 锌褉邪褏褌邪鈥� 芯褌 褌褟褏, 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪泄泻懈 谐懈 锌芯 褋褗胁褋械屑 屑芯写械褉械薪 薪邪褔懈薪, 写芯斜邪胁褟泄泻懈 谢褞斜芯锌懈褌薪懈 泻芯屑械薪褌邪褉懈 懈 锌褉芯褟胁褟胁邪泄泻懈 蟹邪 锌芯褉械写械薪 锌褗褌 薪械胁械褉芯褟褌薪芯褌芯 褋懈 褔褍胁褋褌胁芯 蟹邪 褏褍屑芯褉. 袛芯褉懈 薪邪泄-械锌懈蟹芯写懈褔薪懈褌械 谐械褉芯懈 褋邪 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁械薪懈 锌芯 褌邪泻褗胁 芯褋褌褉芯褍屑械薪 懈 懈褉芯薪懈褔械薪 薪邪褔懈薪, 泻芯泄褌芯 芯褖械 锌芯胁械褔械 锌芯写褋懈谢胁邪 褍写芯胁芯谢褋褌胁懈械褌芯 芯褌 褔械褌械薪械褌芯.
袪邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪褔褗褌 肖褉邪泄 蟹邪 锌芯褉械写械薪 锌褗褌 胁锌械褔邪褌谢褟胁邪 褋 薪械胁械褉芯褟褌薪芯 锌芯写褉芯斜薪邪褌邪 懈薪褎芯褉屑邪褑懈褟 蟹邪 褌械蟹懈 锌芯锌褍谢褟褉薪懈 谐械褉芯懈, 锌芯写薪械褋械薪邪 锌芯 屑薪芯谐芯 蟹邪斜邪胁械薪 薪邪褔懈薪. 袨褋胁械薪 胁褋懈褔泻芯 褌芯胁邪, 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 械 懈蟹泻谢褞褔懈褌械谢薪芯 褑械薪薪邪 懈 锌芯 谢懈薪懈褟 薪邪 械褌懈屑芯谢芯谐懈褟褌邪, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 芯斜褟褋薪褟胁邪 锌褉芯懈蟹褏芯写邪 薪邪 屑薪芯谐芯 写褍屑懈 懈 褎褉邪蟹懈, 泻邪泻褌芯 懈 懈屑械薪邪褌邪 薪邪 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪懈 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈褌械谢懈 薪邪 褎谢芯褉邪褌邪 懈 褎邪褍薪邪褌邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 褋胁褗褉蟹邪薪懈 褋 懈屑械薪邪褌邪 薪邪 写褉械胁薪芯谐褉褗褑泻懈褌械 谐械褉芯懈. 袧芯 褌芯胁邪 薪械 械 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 肖褉邪泄 械 谐芯褌芯胁 懈 褋 褌褉械褌邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌 鈥炐⒀€芯褟鈥�, 泻芯褟褌芯 褖械 械 泻褍谢屑懈薪邪褑懈褟褌邪 薪邪 薪械谐芯胁懈褟 屑懈褌芯谢芯谐懈褔械薪 褌褉褍写.
鈥炐⑿拘恍盒拘残� 胁褗蟹褏懈褌懈褌械谢薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪, 薪械 屑芯卸械褕 写邪 褟 芯褋褌邪胁懈褕 薪邪褋褌褉邪薪懈, 褌芯褔薪芯 泻邪褌芯 锌褗褉胁邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌. 肖褉邪泄 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪 懈薪褌褉懈谐褍胁邪褖芯 蟹邪 谐械褉芯懈褌械, 斜械蟹 写邪 褋锌械褋褌褟胁邪 泻褗褉胁邪胁懈褌械 锌芯写褉芯斜薪芯褋褌懈 懈谢懈 写邪 锌褉械芯斜褉褗褖邪 懈褋褌懈薪邪褌邪 蟹邪 屑懈褌芯胁械褌械. 袣薪懈谐邪褌邪 械 斜芯谐邪褌邪 薪邪 褎邪泻褌懈, 斜械蟹泻褉邪泄薪芯 蟹邪斜邪胁薪邪 懈 褖械 褍褋褌邪薪芯胁懈褌械, 褔械 褋褌械 薪邪褍褔懈谢懈 屑薪芯谐芯鈥�. 孝芯胁邪 械 泻芯屑械薪褌邪褉褗褌 薪邪 鈥炐バ笛€邪谢写鈥� 蟹邪 鈥炐撔笛€芯懈鈥�.
袦邪谢泻芯 褋邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯褋屑褗褉褌薪懈褌械, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 褋械 胁锌褍褋泻邪谢懈 胁 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 褋屑械谢懈 懈 胁褗谢薪褍胁邪褖懈 锌褉懈泻谢褞褔械薪懈褟, 锌褉械芯写芯谢褟胁邪谢懈 褋邪 斜械蟹斜褉芯泄 褋褌褉邪褏芯胁懈褌懈 芯锌邪褋薪芯褋褌懈 懈 褋邪 褍褋锌褟胁邪谢懈 写邪 薪邪写褏懈褌褉褟褌 泻芯胁邪褉薪懈褌械 懈 芯褌屑褗褋褌懈褌械谢薪懈 斜芯谐芯胁械, 锌褉懈 褌芯胁邪 褌邪泻邪 褍屑械谢芯 懈 褌褉懈褍屑褎邪谢薪芯 泻邪褌芯 谐褉褗褑泻懈褌械 谐械褉芯懈. 袙 褋胁芯褟 薪芯胁 褕械写褜芯胁褗褉 肖褉邪泄 斜谢械褋褌褟褖芯 锌褉械褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪 褌械蟹懈 写褉邪屑邪褌懈褔薪懈, 蟹邪斜邪胁薪懈, 褌褉邪谐懈褔薪懈 懈 胁械褔薪懈 谢械谐械薪写懈.
袩褉懈褋褗械写懈薪褟胁邪屑械 褋械 泻褗屑 携蟹芯薪 懈 邪褉谐芯薪邪胁褌懈褌械 薪邪 斜芯褉写邪 薪邪 鈥炐愌€谐芯鈥� 胁 褌械褏薪懈褟 锌芯褏芯写 胁 褌褗褉褋械薪械 薪邪 袟谢邪褌薪芯褌芯 褉褍薪芯. 袩褉芯褋谢械写褟胁邪屑械, 蟹邪褌邪懈谢懈 写褗褏, 写胁邪薪邪泄褋械褌褌械 锌芯写胁懈谐邪 薪邪 啸械褉邪泻褗谢. 袧邪褍褔邪胁邪屑械 泻邪泻 褏懈褌褉懈褟褌 袝写懈锌 褉邪蟹褉械褕邪胁邪 蟹邪谐邪写泻邪褌邪 薪邪 褋褎懈薪泻褋邪, 屑邪泻邪褉 褔械 褌芯胁邪 薪械 屑褍 薪芯褋懈 薪懈褖芯 写芯斜褉芯, 懈 泻邪泻 袘械谢械褉芯褎芯薪褌 锌谢械薪褟胁邪 泻褉懈谢邪褌懈褟 泻芯薪 袩械谐邪褋, 褋 褔懈褟褌芯 锌芯屑芯褖 褍褋锌褟胁邪 写邪 褍斜懈械 褔褍写芯胁懈褖械褌芯 啸懈屑械褉邪. 袙褗蟹褏懈褖邪胁邪屑械 褋械 薪邪 孝械蟹械泄, 褋锌芯写械谢褟屑械 屑褗泻懈褌械 薪邪 袨褉褎械泄, 谢懈泻褍胁邪屑械 褋 袩械褉褋械泄 懈 褋械 褍写懈胁谢褟胁邪屑械 薪邪 袗褌邪谢邪薪褌邪 鈥� 械写懈薪褋褌胁械薪邪褌邪 卸械薪邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 屑芯卸械 写邪 薪邪写斜褟谐邪 胁褋械泻懈 屑褗卸. 袙 鈥炐撔笛€芯懈鈥� 薪邪褍褔邪胁邪屑械 锌芯胁械褔械 蟹邪 褋褗写斜邪褌邪 薪邪 写褉褍谐懈 谢械谐械薪写邪褉薪懈 懈屑械薪邪 泻邪褌芯 袛械写邪谢 懈 褋懈薪邪 屑褍 袠泻邪褉, 袦械写械褟 懈 袗褉懈邪写薪邪.
袛懈薪邪屑懈褔薪邪 懈 褍胁谢械泻邪褌械谢薪邪, 懈蟹锌褗谢薪械薪邪 褋 锌褉械褋谢械写胁邪薪懈褟 懈 斜懈褌泻懈, 薪械胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪懈 蟹邪 锌褉械芯写芯谢褟胁邪薪械 锌褉械锌褟褌褋褌胁懈褟 懈 蟹邪谐邪写泻懈, 锌褉芯褟胁懈 薪邪 写芯谢薪邪 褋褌褉邪褏谢懈胁芯褋褌 懈 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻邪 褏褉邪斜褉芯褋褌, 斜械蟹 写邪 锌褉芯锌褍褋泻邪屑械 褍斜懈泄褋褌胁邪褌邪 懈 斜械蟹泻芯褉懈褋褌薪懈褌械 卸械褉褌胁懈, 鈥炐撔笛€芯懈鈥� 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪 蟹邪 褌芯胁邪, 薪邪 泻芯械褌芯 薪懈械, 锌褉芯褋褌芯褋屑褗褉褌薪懈褌械, 褋屑械 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 褋锌芯褋芯斜薪懈 鈥� 胁 薪邪泄-谢芯褕懈褟 懈 薪邪泄-写芯斜褉懈褟 褋屑懈褋褗谢. 袦邪泻邪褉 褔械 褌械蟹懈 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈 褋邪 写芯斜褉械 锌芯蟹薪邪褌懈, 小褌懈胁褗薪 肖褉邪泄 褍褋锌褟胁邪 写邪 鈥炐感费傃冃啃� 锌褉邪褏褌邪鈥� 芯褌 褌褟褏, 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪泄泻懈 谐懈 锌芯 褋褗胁褋械屑 屑芯写械褉械薪 薪邪褔懈薪, 写芯斜邪胁褟泄泻懈 谢褞斜芯锌懈褌薪懈 泻芯屑械薪褌邪褉懈 懈 锌褉芯褟胁褟胁邪泄泻懈 蟹邪 锌芯褉械写械薪 锌褗褌 薪械胁械褉芯褟褌薪芯褌芯 褋懈 褔褍胁褋褌胁芯 蟹邪 褏褍屑芯褉. 袛芯褉懈 薪邪泄-械锌懈蟹芯写懈褔薪懈褌械 谐械褉芯懈 褋邪 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁械薪懈 锌芯 褌邪泻褗胁 芯褋褌褉芯褍屑械薪 懈 懈褉芯薪懈褔械薪 薪邪褔懈薪, 泻芯泄褌芯 芯褖械 锌芯胁械褔械 锌芯写褋懈谢胁邪 褍写芯胁芯谢褋褌胁懈械褌芯 芯褌 褔械褌械薪械褌芯.
袪邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪褔褗褌 肖褉邪泄 蟹邪 锌芯褉械写械薪 锌褗褌 胁锌械褔邪褌谢褟胁邪 褋 薪械胁械褉芯褟褌薪芯 锌芯写褉芯斜薪邪褌邪 懈薪褎芯褉屑邪褑懈褟 蟹邪 褌械蟹懈 锌芯锌褍谢褟褉薪懈 谐械褉芯懈, 锌芯写薪械褋械薪邪 锌芯 屑薪芯谐芯 蟹邪斜邪胁械薪 薪邪褔懈薪. 袨褋胁械薪 胁褋懈褔泻芯 褌芯胁邪, 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 械 懈蟹泻谢褞褔懈褌械谢薪芯 褑械薪薪邪 懈 锌芯 谢懈薪懈褟 薪邪 械褌懈屑芯谢芯谐懈褟褌邪, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 芯斜褟褋薪褟胁邪 锌褉芯懈蟹褏芯写邪 薪邪 屑薪芯谐芯 写褍屑懈 懈 褎褉邪蟹懈, 泻邪泻褌芯 懈 懈屑械薪邪褌邪 薪邪 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪懈 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈褌械谢懈 薪邪 褎谢芯褉邪褌邪 懈 褎邪褍薪邪褌邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 褋胁褗褉蟹邪薪懈 褋 懈屑械薪邪褌邪 薪邪 写褉械胁薪芯谐褉褗褑泻懈褌械 谐械褉芯懈. 袧芯 褌芯胁邪 薪械 械 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 肖褉邪泄 械 谐芯褌芯胁 懈 褋 褌褉械褌邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌 鈥炐⒀€芯褟鈥�, 泻芯褟褌芯 褖械 械 泻褍谢屑懈薪邪褑懈褟褌邪 薪邪 薪械谐芯胁懈褟 屑懈褌芯谢芯谐懈褔械薪 褌褉褍写.
鈥炐⑿拘恍盒拘残� 胁褗蟹褏懈褌懈褌械谢薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪, 薪械 屑芯卸械褕 写邪 褟 芯褋褌邪胁懈褕 薪邪褋褌褉邪薪懈, 褌芯褔薪芯 泻邪褌芯 锌褗褉胁邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌. 肖褉邪泄 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪 懈薪褌褉懈谐褍胁邪褖芯 蟹邪 谐械褉芯懈褌械, 斜械蟹 写邪 褋锌械褋褌褟胁邪 泻褗褉胁邪胁懈褌械 锌芯写褉芯斜薪芯褋褌懈 懈谢懈 写邪 锌褉械芯斜褉褗褖邪 懈褋褌懈薪邪褌邪 蟹邪 屑懈褌芯胁械褌械. 袣薪懈谐邪褌邪 械 斜芯谐邪褌邪 薪邪 褎邪泻褌懈, 斜械蟹泻褉邪泄薪芯 蟹邪斜邪胁薪邪 懈 褖械 褍褋褌邪薪芯胁懈褌械, 褔械 褋褌械 薪邪褍褔懈谢懈 屑薪芯谐芯鈥�. 孝芯胁邪 械 泻芯屑械薪褌邪褉褗褌 薪邪 鈥炐バ笛€邪谢写鈥� 蟹邪 鈥炐撔笛€芯懈鈥�.
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First published November 1, 2018
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Stephen Fry
307听books11.4k听followersStephen John Fry is an English comedian, writer, actor, humourist, novelist, poet, columnist, filmmaker, television personality and technophile. As one half of the Fry and Laurie double act with his comedy partner, Hugh Laurie, he has appeared in A Bit of Fry and Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster. He is also famous for his roles in Blackadder and Wilde, and as the host of QI. In addition to writing for stage, screen, television and radio he has contributed columns and articles for numerous newspapers and magazines, and has also written four successful novels and a series of memoirs.
See also Mrs. Stephen Fry as a pseudonym of the author.
See also Mrs. Stephen Fry as a pseudonym of the author.
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January 23, 2023
This was incredibly entertaining.
Stephen Fry is such a great narrator, and apparently a pretty great author as well. The voice with the perfect accent and tone and inflections, the wit, the easily accessible conversational style and the excellent ability to common-sense those weird Ancient Greek heroes and gods into normal regular odd people 鈥� all that worked perfectly.
I wasn鈥檛 tempted by this book at all (I read children鈥檚 versions of Greek myths once upon a time, and all I remembered is the inexplicable weirdness of ancient Greeks, so I was good with leaving it at that), but a friend of mine was enjoying it, and apparently I have zero willpower to resist the 鈥淥ooh, shiny!鈥� impulse, and library had audio, and Stephen Fry is awesome, and suddenly before I knew I was hooked. I started listening on my commute from work, and I actually drove in the slower lane so that I鈥檇 have more time with Fry鈥檚 wry narration. (Then I said screw it and just spent 2 days listening to it and playing Crash Bandicoot, and it was awesome).
These stories as told by Fry are accessible and funny, and highlighting the strangeness of those myths. Because did I mention that Ancient Greeks were a weird bunch, at least in their stories? Bestiality (have those heroes and gods and horny Ancient Greek ladies ever come across a supposedly handsome animal they didn鈥檛 want to mate with????), incest (determining some familial relationships and family trees could give you a major migraine for days), patricide/infanticide/everyone-else-cide, constant rapes, and - of course - Zeus fathering children via golden showers. Not to mention Heracles being 鈥渇ar from the brightest pixel on the screen鈥� in his red mist of muscular rage 鈥� Heracles, 鈥渢he offspring of a divine heteropaternal superfecundation鈥�, whose endless labors took up a big chunk of the book; poor Oedipus and his mother 鈥� whose 鈥淥edipal complex鈥� that annoying Freud guy totally used to cover up his own weirdness; and Bellerophon and his strange relationship with his winged horse/brother (oh, Greek gods, you are so odd) Pegasus.
And apparently it鈥檚 full of excellent footnotes 鈥� apparently, because in his audio narration he pretty seamlessly integrates them into the story, and I was barely able to tell they were footnotes until I looked at my ebook version.
There are many many MANY Greek names, but don鈥檛 worry 鈥� as long as you keep track of every hero鈥檚 name 鈥� Perseus and Medusa, Heracles, Bellerophon and Pegasus, Orpheus, Atalanta, Oedipus, Jason and Medea, Theseus and the Minotaur 鈥� you鈥檒l be totally fine.
And I鈥檓 coming to the conclusion that Stephen Fry may start rivaling Wil Wheaton as my favorite narrator.
(And no, I didn鈥檛 quite realize for a while that this was the second book in the series, but it was not detrimental to my enjoyment at all).
4.5/5 stars.
鈥斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌�
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Stephen Fry is such a great narrator, and apparently a pretty great author as well. The voice with the perfect accent and tone and inflections, the wit, the easily accessible conversational style and the excellent ability to common-sense those weird Ancient Greek heroes and gods into normal regular odd people 鈥� all that worked perfectly.
鈥淲ho dared break into your chamber? Tell me his name and I shall have him gelded, tortured, and strangled with his own intestines.鈥�
鈥淔ather, I believe it was the King of Heaven himself who came to me.鈥�
鈥淵ou are telling me鈥攚ill someone please shut that baby up!鈥攖hat it was Zeus?鈥�
鈥淔ather, I cannot lie; it was.鈥�
鈥淎 likely story. It was the brother of one of these damned maidservants of yours, wasn鈥檛 it?鈥�
鈥淣o, father, it was as I said. Zeus.鈥�
鈥淚f that brat doesn鈥檛 stop screaming I鈥檒l smother him with this cushion.鈥�
鈥淗e鈥檚 just hungry,鈥� said Dana毛, putting Perseus to her breast.
I wasn鈥檛 tempted by this book at all (I read children鈥檚 versions of Greek myths once upon a time, and all I remembered is the inexplicable weirdness of ancient Greeks, so I was good with leaving it at that), but a friend of mine was enjoying it, and apparently I have zero willpower to resist the 鈥淥ooh, shiny!鈥� impulse, and library had audio, and Stephen Fry is awesome, and suddenly before I knew I was hooked. I started listening on my commute from work, and I actually drove in the slower lane so that I鈥檇 have more time with Fry鈥檚 wry narration. (Then I said screw it and just spent 2 days listening to it and playing Crash Bandicoot, and it was awesome).
These stories as told by Fry are accessible and funny, and highlighting the strangeness of those myths. Because did I mention that Ancient Greeks were a weird bunch, at least in their stories? Bestiality (have those heroes and gods and horny Ancient Greek ladies ever come across a supposedly handsome animal they didn鈥檛 want to mate with????), incest (determining some familial relationships and family trees could give you a major migraine for days), patricide/infanticide/everyone-else-cide, constant rapes, and - of course - Zeus fathering children via golden showers. Not to mention Heracles being 鈥渇ar from the brightest pixel on the screen鈥� in his red mist of muscular rage 鈥� Heracles, 鈥渢he offspring of a divine heteropaternal superfecundation鈥�, whose endless labors took up a big chunk of the book; poor Oedipus and his mother 鈥� whose 鈥淥edipal complex鈥� that annoying Freud guy totally used to cover up his own weirdness; and Bellerophon and his strange relationship with his winged horse/brother (oh, Greek gods, you are so odd) Pegasus.
And apparently it鈥檚 full of excellent footnotes 鈥� apparently, because in his audio narration he pretty seamlessly integrates them into the story, and I was barely able to tell they were footnotes until I looked at my ebook version.
There are many many MANY Greek names, but don鈥檛 worry 鈥� as long as you keep track of every hero鈥檚 name 鈥� Perseus and Medusa, Heracles, Bellerophon and Pegasus, Orpheus, Atalanta, Oedipus, Jason and Medea, Theseus and the Minotaur 鈥� you鈥檒l be totally fine.
And I鈥檓 coming to the conclusion that Stephen Fry may start rivaling Wil Wheaton as my favorite narrator.
(And no, I didn鈥檛 quite realize for a while that this was the second book in the series, but it was not detrimental to my enjoyment at all).
4.5/5 stars.
鈥斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌�
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December 9, 2021
"Who says I'm an idiot?"
I've been waiting for a while now to resume Stephen Fry's Mythology series. Mythos - the first book - had been a ton a fun, and this one's no different.
"It began, like many Greek stories, with some cattle rustling."
Fry's awesome narrative requires little to no introduction: It's hilarious, entertaining, and even educational. With Heroes, he descends from Mount Olympus to bring some stories about a set of well-known heroes from Greek Mythology, including Heracles, Theseus, and Perseus. Greek Heroes might not be as funny as the Greek Gods, but the adventurous nature of their stories more than made up for it.
"Those who most understand their own limitations have the fewest."
Also, this second book felt more organized than Mythos. Instead of a series of small, independent chapters, each hero has a series of chapters covering all the highlight from each of their journeys. This added a much needed continuity compared to Mythos, and made the reading experience better in my opinion. Aside from that change, you'll find everything you loved about Mythos remain same here.
"I'll go and set up my own oracle."
I've been waiting for a while now to resume Stephen Fry's Mythology series. Mythos - the first book - had been a ton a fun, and this one's no different.
"It began, like many Greek stories, with some cattle rustling."
Fry's awesome narrative requires little to no introduction: It's hilarious, entertaining, and even educational. With Heroes, he descends from Mount Olympus to bring some stories about a set of well-known heroes from Greek Mythology, including Heracles, Theseus, and Perseus. Greek Heroes might not be as funny as the Greek Gods, but the adventurous nature of their stories more than made up for it.
"Those who most understand their own limitations have the fewest."
Also, this second book felt more organized than Mythos. Instead of a series of small, independent chapters, each hero has a series of chapters covering all the highlight from each of their journeys. This added a much needed continuity compared to Mythos, and made the reading experience better in my opinion. Aside from that change, you'll find everything you loved about Mythos remain same here.
"I'll go and set up my own oracle."
January 17, 2019
Let me start off by saying that I really enjoyed Mythos, but the second instalment is bitterly disappointing.
Greek mythology is full of so many strange stories and strange people. It鈥檚 so rich and wonderful and I really do love reading about it, but it needs detail. Stephen Fry has attempted to make Ancient Greek heroes accessible to readers unfamiliar with them, though all the stories are very, very, brief and it鈥檚 their downfall.
Hercales, Perseus and Jason are perhaps the best known of the heroes Fry writes about. And he takes a very broad approach, summarising huge stories into just a few pages. The tragedy of Medea by Euripides is condensed into just four pages of prose. Let me say that again, four pages. This is one of the greatest of the ancient Greek plays, and Fry does not do it justice. It鈥檚 like a brief interlude in the Jason section. Simply put, he has taken on too many stories and only briefly touches on each one. His writing reads like a humorous Wikipedia article that summarises great events into just a few words.
This approached worked fine in Mythos because Fry was talking about abstract ideas such as Gods and the creation of them, no real detail could ever be given. Here though we are talking about very real people with very real stories told in a very limited way. The book suffers tremendously as a result. It doesn鈥檛 work at all for me. I also found the humour hard to engage with here, possibly because Fry applied his wit to humans rather than gods. I don鈥檛 know, it just didn鈥檛 quite have the same flair. There鈥檚 something dangerous and transgressive about a writer mocking the gods, and when he mocks humans in the same way it feels a little vanilla.
My main criticism of this work is that it doesn鈥檛 feel whole. It doesn鈥檛 feel like a consistent narrative. It鈥檚 the sort of book you dip in and out of, as you read about a character and move onto the next. Mythos didn鈥檛 have this affect, it felt like it built on itself as it established some of the core systems behind the gods. These characters aren鈥檛 connected. They鈥檙e not supposed to be, but at times it felt like I was reading different sections from different books. The idea of Heroes and heroics only connects them loosely, as some are more heroic than others and some are even villainous, at least in part.
A few housekeeping points, the formatting and organising of this book was much better than its predecessor. We have a detailed glossary and we actually have a much-needed contents page. Mythos was missing both. I had no idea what I was reading when I went into it. Was it fiction? Was it re-telling of myth? Was it nonfiction? Here things are much clearer, and that鈥檚 kind of important when you go to buy a book.
Overall, I think this book will only be of use to people who know very little about Greek Mythology and want a summary of some of its greatest heroes. If you鈥檝e read these stories before across ancient Greek works, don鈥檛 waste your time here.
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Greek mythology is full of so many strange stories and strange people. It鈥檚 so rich and wonderful and I really do love reading about it, but it needs detail. Stephen Fry has attempted to make Ancient Greek heroes accessible to readers unfamiliar with them, though all the stories are very, very, brief and it鈥檚 their downfall.
Hercales, Perseus and Jason are perhaps the best known of the heroes Fry writes about. And he takes a very broad approach, summarising huge stories into just a few pages. The tragedy of Medea by Euripides is condensed into just four pages of prose. Let me say that again, four pages. This is one of the greatest of the ancient Greek plays, and Fry does not do it justice. It鈥檚 like a brief interlude in the Jason section. Simply put, he has taken on too many stories and only briefly touches on each one. His writing reads like a humorous Wikipedia article that summarises great events into just a few words.
This approached worked fine in Mythos because Fry was talking about abstract ideas such as Gods and the creation of them, no real detail could ever be given. Here though we are talking about very real people with very real stories told in a very limited way. The book suffers tremendously as a result. It doesn鈥檛 work at all for me. I also found the humour hard to engage with here, possibly because Fry applied his wit to humans rather than gods. I don鈥檛 know, it just didn鈥檛 quite have the same flair. There鈥檚 something dangerous and transgressive about a writer mocking the gods, and when he mocks humans in the same way it feels a little vanilla.
My main criticism of this work is that it doesn鈥檛 feel whole. It doesn鈥檛 feel like a consistent narrative. It鈥檚 the sort of book you dip in and out of, as you read about a character and move onto the next. Mythos didn鈥檛 have this affect, it felt like it built on itself as it established some of the core systems behind the gods. These characters aren鈥檛 connected. They鈥檙e not supposed to be, but at times it felt like I was reading different sections from different books. The idea of Heroes and heroics only connects them loosely, as some are more heroic than others and some are even villainous, at least in part.
A few housekeeping points, the formatting and organising of this book was much better than its predecessor. We have a detailed glossary and we actually have a much-needed contents page. Mythos was missing both. I had no idea what I was reading when I went into it. Was it fiction? Was it re-telling of myth? Was it nonfiction? Here things are much clearer, and that鈥檚 kind of important when you go to buy a book.
Overall, I think this book will only be of use to people who know very little about Greek Mythology and want a summary of some of its greatest heroes. If you鈥檝e read these stories before across ancient Greek works, don鈥檛 waste your time here.
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February 20, 2019
I shall judge this book purely upon whether I was entertained. And I'm happy to announce that I was. :)
Fry's wit and erudition come together nicely to make one of the most accessible accounting of a large handful of Greek Heroes I've had the pleasure to read. Perhaps better than Hamilton, definitely better than Bullfinch, but perhaps not quite as bright as Ovid, these are, however, punctuated with Fry's charmingly dry wit and panache.
And isn't that why we love Fry? Oh, and the tellings of these Heroes are quite vivid, uncomplicated, and evocative.
Is everyone accounted for? Hmmm... not quite. But the biggest and brightest names are. Want all of the trials of Hercules, or shall I say Heracles? Check. Perseus? Bellerophon? Theseus? Orpheus? Even Dedalus? Check!
It was like having a movie in my mind. :) No overcomplication. Just fun. :)
Fry's wit and erudition come together nicely to make one of the most accessible accounting of a large handful of Greek Heroes I've had the pleasure to read. Perhaps better than Hamilton, definitely better than Bullfinch, but perhaps not quite as bright as Ovid, these are, however, punctuated with Fry's charmingly dry wit and panache.
And isn't that why we love Fry? Oh, and the tellings of these Heroes are quite vivid, uncomplicated, and evocative.
Is everyone accounted for? Hmmm... not quite. But the biggest and brightest names are. Want all of the trials of Hercules, or shall I say Heracles? Check. Perseus? Bellerophon? Theseus? Orpheus? Even Dedalus? Check!
It was like having a movie in my mind. :) No overcomplication. Just fun. :)
August 14, 2023
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January 10, 2021
Heroes by Stephen Fry is a book I had to listen to. Fry鈥檚 narration is wonderful - perfect pronunciation, timbre, pace, drama for effect, and of course, he's bloody funny. I really recommend listening to this if you can 鈥� it is terrific.
For some months now I have been wriggling my way through the fascinating world of Greek Mythology and I have finally come to the realisation these stories are Nursery Rhymes for Grown-ups. Having read and watched a few of these tales, I know how they end, I always know what the heroes and villains will do, but I just want to hear it again and again and each time I hear/watch a story 鈥� it's always slightly different. More often than not there鈥檚 a different spin, or a slightly divergent theme. Even though these stories were created many, many years ago they are still very much alive.
Listening to these myths makes me feel like a kid again. Isn鈥檛 that a magic thing?
Fry takes us through stories of a small handful of heroes, but the number of other names he throws at the reader is massive. I think it鈥檚 important not to try and remember all of these characters. To try and do so would spoil the fun, you will get the 鈥榞ist鈥� of the story by just reading through them 鈥� and in time, you鈥檒l remember more than you think you have. My memory is really crappy 鈥� and I did it!!
Heracles is one of my favourites. Fry says, 鈥淗eracles wasn鈥檛 the brightest pixel on the screen鈥�, but you can not help but love this bundle of rippling muscle as he steadily works his way through his 鈥�12 labours鈥�. I guffawed out loud when Fry said Heracles 鈥� sometimes supped from the male trough or at times feasted at the Female buffet - Bahahaha 鈥� I love that, what a brilliant way to describe this hero鈥檚 sexual proclivities. In fact, the Amazon Queen Hippolyte, took a real fancy to Heracles (who wouldn鈥檛?) and donated her belt to him, which was no ordinary accessory 鈥� this waist belt fit snugly around his biceps. The beautiful Queen eventually plucked up the courage to ask Heracles if she could check to see if his massive dimensions were proportionate in other parts of his body. Love it!!!!
The wonderfully proportioned Herecles - tackling Cerberus
Fry introduces, or reacquaints us with other heroes like Bellerophon, Orpheus and Jason.
In fact, the author鈥檚 description of Jason鈥檚 vessel, the Argo, I found to be breathtaking. I was mesmerised by his description of this magnificent boat as Jason and his Argonauts embarked on their journey. Fry said this - 鈥� Jason cried out to Tiphys to raise the anchor stone and let slip the mooring ropes, the Argo plunged a little as if ducking to wet her beak, then came upright and surged serenely forward, the surf streaming from the painted figurehead on her prow. Never had such a ship been seen, not a roll, not a yaw, and not a creak from her timbers 鈥� so stable and so sturdy, so swift, straight, trim and true. Text just doesn't do a description like that justice - you need to hear from the man himself.
The legendary Argo, such a magnificent vessel
This was such an enjoyable experience.
5 Herculean Stars
For some months now I have been wriggling my way through the fascinating world of Greek Mythology and I have finally come to the realisation these stories are Nursery Rhymes for Grown-ups. Having read and watched a few of these tales, I know how they end, I always know what the heroes and villains will do, but I just want to hear it again and again and each time I hear/watch a story 鈥� it's always slightly different. More often than not there鈥檚 a different spin, or a slightly divergent theme. Even though these stories were created many, many years ago they are still very much alive.
Listening to these myths makes me feel like a kid again. Isn鈥檛 that a magic thing?
Fry takes us through stories of a small handful of heroes, but the number of other names he throws at the reader is massive. I think it鈥檚 important not to try and remember all of these characters. To try and do so would spoil the fun, you will get the 鈥榞ist鈥� of the story by just reading through them 鈥� and in time, you鈥檒l remember more than you think you have. My memory is really crappy 鈥� and I did it!!
Heracles is one of my favourites. Fry says, 鈥淗eracles wasn鈥檛 the brightest pixel on the screen鈥�, but you can not help but love this bundle of rippling muscle as he steadily works his way through his 鈥�12 labours鈥�. I guffawed out loud when Fry said Heracles 鈥� sometimes supped from the male trough or at times feasted at the Female buffet - Bahahaha 鈥� I love that, what a brilliant way to describe this hero鈥檚 sexual proclivities. In fact, the Amazon Queen Hippolyte, took a real fancy to Heracles (who wouldn鈥檛?) and donated her belt to him, which was no ordinary accessory 鈥� this waist belt fit snugly around his biceps. The beautiful Queen eventually plucked up the courage to ask Heracles if she could check to see if his massive dimensions were proportionate in other parts of his body. Love it!!!!
The wonderfully proportioned Herecles - tackling Cerberus
Fry introduces, or reacquaints us with other heroes like Bellerophon, Orpheus and Jason.
In fact, the author鈥檚 description of Jason鈥檚 vessel, the Argo, I found to be breathtaking. I was mesmerised by his description of this magnificent boat as Jason and his Argonauts embarked on their journey. Fry said this - 鈥� Jason cried out to Tiphys to raise the anchor stone and let slip the mooring ropes, the Argo plunged a little as if ducking to wet her beak, then came upright and surged serenely forward, the surf streaming from the painted figurehead on her prow. Never had such a ship been seen, not a roll, not a yaw, and not a creak from her timbers 鈥� so stable and so sturdy, so swift, straight, trim and true. Text just doesn't do a description like that justice - you need to hear from the man himself.
The legendary Argo, such a magnificent vessel
This was such an enjoyable experience.
5 Herculean Stars
November 8, 2018
My second Stephen Fry mythology book in as many days (I just read Mythos and loved that) and once again it gets 5*s leading me to think maybe I should try some of Fry's other books out. I don't want to say too much more about this other than that it continues where the first book Mythos leaves off and we move from looking at the Gods themselves to looking at the Heroes and Demi-gods and offspring of Gods who are still remembered today.
Stories such as the minataur, Hercules and more. These are all tales you may think you know, but the way Fry tells them is succinct and funny and I highly recommend his audio narration too. A brilliant little non-fiction (with a whole lot of myth and legend thrown in) and I gave it 5*s.
Stories such as the minataur, Hercules and more. These are all tales you may think you know, but the way Fry tells them is succinct and funny and I highly recommend his audio narration too. A brilliant little non-fiction (with a whole lot of myth and legend thrown in) and I gave it 5*s.
July 26, 2021
鈥炐撔笛€芯懈鈥� (锌褉芯写褗谢卸械薪懈械褌芯 薪邪 鈥炐溞秆傂拘残碘€� 薪邪 小褌懈胁褗薪 肖褉邪泄) 薪懈 胁褉褗褖邪 芯斜褉邪褌薪芯 胁 邪薪褌懈褔薪邪 袚褗褉褑懈褟, 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁褟泄泻懈 薪懈 锌褉懈泻谢褞褔械薪懈褟褌邪 懈 锌芯写胁懈蟹懈褌械 薪邪 芯褋械屑 谐械褉芯懈 鈥� 袩械褉褋械泄, 啸械褉邪泻褗谢, 袘械谢械褉芯褎芯薪褌, 袨褉褎械泄, 携蟹芯薪, 袗褌邪谢邪薪褌邪, 袝写懈锌 懈 孝械蟹械泄. 袨褋屑懈薪邪褌邪 褋屑褗褉褌薪懈 谐械褉芯懈 胁 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 锌褉械屑懈薪邪胁邪褌 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 锌褉械蟹 蟹邪斜械谢械卸懈褌械谢薪懈 锌褉懈泻谢褞褔械薪懈褟, 懈蟹胁褗褉褕胁邪褌 褋谢邪胁薪懈 锌芯写胁懈蟹懈, 写芯褋褌懈谐邪褌 写芯 薪械锌芯泻芯褉械薪懈 胁褗褉褏芯胁械 懈 薪邪泻褉邪褟 锌芯褔褌懈 胁懈薪邪谐懈 蟹邪胁褗褉褕胁邪褌 锌械褔邪谢薪芯.
袥懈褔薪芯 邪蟹 锌褉芯褔械褌芯褏 褋 薪邪泄-谐芯谢褟屑 懈薪褌械褉械褋 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈褌械 薪邪 袩械褉褋械泄 懈 孝械蟹械泄. 携蟹芯薪 懈 褌褗褉褋械薪械褌芯 薪邪 袟谢邪褌薪芯褌芯 褉褍薪芯 褋褗褖芯 屑懈 褏邪褉械褋邪 屑薪芯谐芯.
袦邪泻邪褉 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 写邪 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 褔械褌械 褋邪屑芯褋褌芯褟褌械谢薪芯, 薪邪 屑薪芯谐芯 屑械褋褌邪 懈屑邪 锌褉械锌褉邪褌泻懈 泻褗屑 鈥炐溞秆傂拘残碘€�, 褌邪泻邪 褔械 械 锌芯-写芯斜褉械 褌褟 写邪 褋械 锌褉芯褔械褌械 锌褗褉胁芯 懈谢懈 锌芯薪械 写邪 胁懈 斜褗写械 锌芯写 褉褗泻邪 蟹邪 锌褉懈锌芯屑薪褟薪械 薪邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈褌械 薪邪 斜芯谐芯胁械褌械. 袠屑邪 锌褉械锌褉邪褌泻懈 懈 泻褗屑 孝褉芯褟薪褋泻邪褌邪 胁芯泄薪邪 (泻芯褟褌芯 褌芯褔薪芯 褌邪蟹懈 褋械写屑懈褑邪 懈蟹谢械蟹械 泻邪褌芯 褌褉械褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪 芯褌 Stephen Fry's Great Mythology Series 鈥� 写邪薪芯 写邪 褟 胁懈写懈屑 褋泻芯褉芯 胁褉械屑械 胁 锌褉械胁芯写) 懈 褋褗褖芯 懈 泻褗屑 锌芯写胁懈蟹懈褌械 薪邪 袨写懈褋械泄, 泻芯懈褌芯 锌芯 胁褋褟泻邪 胁械褉芯褟褌薪芯褋褌 褖械 斜褗写邪褌 芯锌懈褋邪薪懈 胁 械写薪邪 褔械褌胁褗褉褌邪 褔邪褋褌.
袧邪 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 屑械褋褌邪 小褌懈胁褗薪 肖褉邪泄 械 褍锌芯屑械薪邪谢 懈 袘褗谢谐邪褉懈褟 (褋褌褉. 277), 效械褉薪芯 屑芯褉械 懈 袛褍薪邪胁. 馃槉
啸褍屑芯褉褗褌 褋褗褖芯 锌褉懈褋褗褋褌胁邪, 屑邪泻邪褉 写邪 屑懈 褋械 褋褌芯褉懈 屑邪谢泻芯 锌芯-屑邪谢泻芯 胁 褋褉邪胁薪械薪懈械 褋 鈥炐溞秆傂拘残碘€�, 薪芯 锌褗泻 蟹邪 褋屑械褌泻邪 薪邪 褌芯胁邪 胁 鈥炐撔笛€芯懈鈥� 斜械褕械 薪褟泻邪泻 锌芯-褟褉泻芯 懈蟹褉邪蟹械薪.
袠 锌芯 屑芯写械谢邪 薪邪 褉械胁褞褌芯 屑懈 薪邪 鈥炐溞秆傂拘残碘€� 懈 褌褍泻 褖械 锌芯褋芯褔邪 写械褋械褌褌械 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈 胁 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褍褋锌褟褏邪 写邪 屑懈 褋械 芯褌泻褉芯褟褌 薪邪泄-褋懈谢薪芯.
1. 孝械蟹械泄 (褋褌褉. 415-507)
2. 笑械谢懈褟褌 褑懈泻褗谢 蟹邪 袩械褉褋械泄 (褋褌褉. 27-72)
3. 袨褉邪泻褍谢褗褌 锌褉芯谐芯胁邪褉褟 (袝写懈锌) (褋褌褉. 379)
4. 袛邪 卸懈胁械械 褑邪褉褟褌 (袝写懈锌) (褋褌褉. 393)
5. 携蟹芯薪 (褋褌褉. 239-348)
6. 小褗薪褟褌 薪邪 啸械褉邪 (褋褌褉. 23)
7. 袧邪写斜褟谐胁邪薪械褌芯 (袗褌邪谢邪薪褌邪) (褋褌褉. 372)
8. 袣褉懈谢邪褌懈褟褌 (袘械谢械褉芯褎芯薪褌) (褋褌褉. 189)
9. 袟谢邪褌薪懈褌械 褟斜褗谢泻懈 薪邪 啸械褋锌械褉懈写懈褌械 (啸械褉邪泻褗谢) (褋褌褉. 142)
10. 袨褉褎械泄 胁 邪写邪 (褋褌褉. 227)
袥懈褔薪芯 邪蟹 锌褉芯褔械褌芯褏 褋 薪邪泄-谐芯谢褟屑 懈薪褌械褉械褋 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈褌械 薪邪 袩械褉褋械泄 懈 孝械蟹械泄. 携蟹芯薪 懈 褌褗褉褋械薪械褌芯 薪邪 袟谢邪褌薪芯褌芯 褉褍薪芯 褋褗褖芯 屑懈 褏邪褉械褋邪 屑薪芯谐芯.
袦邪泻邪褉 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 写邪 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 褔械褌械 褋邪屑芯褋褌芯褟褌械谢薪芯, 薪邪 屑薪芯谐芯 屑械褋褌邪 懈屑邪 锌褉械锌褉邪褌泻懈 泻褗屑 鈥炐溞秆傂拘残碘€�, 褌邪泻邪 褔械 械 锌芯-写芯斜褉械 褌褟 写邪 褋械 锌褉芯褔械褌械 锌褗褉胁芯 懈谢懈 锌芯薪械 写邪 胁懈 斜褗写械 锌芯写 褉褗泻邪 蟹邪 锌褉懈锌芯屑薪褟薪械 薪邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈褌械 薪邪 斜芯谐芯胁械褌械. 袠屑邪 锌褉械锌褉邪褌泻懈 懈 泻褗屑 孝褉芯褟薪褋泻邪褌邪 胁芯泄薪邪 (泻芯褟褌芯 褌芯褔薪芯 褌邪蟹懈 褋械写屑懈褑邪 懈蟹谢械蟹械 泻邪褌芯 褌褉械褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪 芯褌 Stephen Fry's Great Mythology Series 鈥� 写邪薪芯 写邪 褟 胁懈写懈屑 褋泻芯褉芯 胁褉械屑械 胁 锌褉械胁芯写) 懈 褋褗褖芯 懈 泻褗屑 锌芯写胁懈蟹懈褌械 薪邪 袨写懈褋械泄, 泻芯懈褌芯 锌芯 胁褋褟泻邪 胁械褉芯褟褌薪芯褋褌 褖械 斜褗写邪褌 芯锌懈褋邪薪懈 胁 械写薪邪 褔械褌胁褗褉褌邪 褔邪褋褌.
袧邪 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 屑械褋褌邪 小褌懈胁褗薪 肖褉邪泄 械 褍锌芯屑械薪邪谢 懈 袘褗谢谐邪褉懈褟 (褋褌褉. 277), 效械褉薪芯 屑芯褉械 懈 袛褍薪邪胁. 馃槉
啸褍屑芯褉褗褌 褋褗褖芯 锌褉懈褋褗褋褌胁邪, 屑邪泻邪褉 写邪 屑懈 褋械 褋褌芯褉懈 屑邪谢泻芯 锌芯-屑邪谢泻芯 胁 褋褉邪胁薪械薪懈械 褋 鈥炐溞秆傂拘残碘€�, 薪芯 锌褗泻 蟹邪 褋屑械褌泻邪 薪邪 褌芯胁邪 胁 鈥炐撔笛€芯懈鈥� 斜械褕械 薪褟泻邪泻 锌芯-褟褉泻芯 懈蟹褉邪蟹械薪.
袠 锌芯 屑芯写械谢邪 薪邪 褉械胁褞褌芯 屑懈 薪邪 鈥炐溞秆傂拘残碘€� 懈 褌褍泻 褖械 锌芯褋芯褔邪 写械褋械褌褌械 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈 胁 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褍褋锌褟褏邪 写邪 屑懈 褋械 芯褌泻褉芯褟褌 薪邪泄-褋懈谢薪芯.
1. 孝械蟹械泄 (褋褌褉. 415-507)
2. 笑械谢懈褟褌 褑懈泻褗谢 蟹邪 袩械褉褋械泄 (褋褌褉. 27-72)
3. 袨褉邪泻褍谢褗褌 锌褉芯谐芯胁邪褉褟 (袝写懈锌) (褋褌褉. 379)
4. 袛邪 卸懈胁械械 褑邪褉褟褌 (袝写懈锌) (褋褌褉. 393)
5. 携蟹芯薪 (褋褌褉. 239-348)
6. 小褗薪褟褌 薪邪 啸械褉邪 (褋褌褉. 23)
7. 袧邪写斜褟谐胁邪薪械褌芯 (袗褌邪谢邪薪褌邪) (褋褌褉. 372)
8. 袣褉懈谢邪褌懈褟褌 (袘械谢械褉芯褎芯薪褌) (褋褌褉. 189)
9. 袟谢邪褌薪懈褌械 褟斜褗谢泻懈 薪邪 啸械褋锌械褉懈写懈褌械 (啸械褉邪泻褗谢) (褋褌褉. 142)
10. 袨褉褎械泄 胁 邪写邪 (褋褌褉. 227)
December 22, 2021
Following his first book on Greek mythology 鈥淢ythos鈥� (/review/show...), Stephen Fry continue to explore the classical tales of ancient Greece with 鈥淗eroes鈥�, which explores the stories around such famous characters as Heracles, Jason, Theseus, Orpheus, Atalanta and Oedipus.
Just like the first volume of this series, Fry鈥檚 wonderful voice, obvious erudition and charming wit make this book not only a breeze to read, but a delight as well. He doesn鈥檛 try to reinvent anything, he is simply delivering the classic stories of the Golden Fleece, the love of Orpheus and Eurydice and so on, in a traditional but very accessible format 鈥� that鈥檚 a lot less intimidating than sitting down with a big pile of works by Homer and Herodotus.
I grew up on these stories, and I was so happy to revisit them! There are so many, and it鈥檚 easy to get them all confused: Fry is aware of this, and he does his best to keep things simple, despite knowing fully well that those family trees and timelines will get confusing sooner or later. I found his footnotes very helpful, but the detailed appendix is also very handy to keep all these characters straight.
This volume suffers from only one thing: it is a bit skimpy on details. All the stories detailed here, from Heracles鈥� labor to how Theseus defeated the Minotaur could have been fleshed out more generously. This wasn鈥檛 something I felt with 鈥淢ythos鈥� or with 鈥淭roy鈥� (/review/show... I suppose that considering Fry鈥檚 intent, to make those stories accessible, it still woks, but my nerdy heart would have loved a full book dedicated to each hero, in order to do their stories a bit more justice.
I just learned that a fourth book, about the Odyssey, will be out next year and I can鈥檛 wait! Highly recommended for Greek mythology newbies, or fans of Mr. Fry.
Just like the first volume of this series, Fry鈥檚 wonderful voice, obvious erudition and charming wit make this book not only a breeze to read, but a delight as well. He doesn鈥檛 try to reinvent anything, he is simply delivering the classic stories of the Golden Fleece, the love of Orpheus and Eurydice and so on, in a traditional but very accessible format 鈥� that鈥檚 a lot less intimidating than sitting down with a big pile of works by Homer and Herodotus.
I grew up on these stories, and I was so happy to revisit them! There are so many, and it鈥檚 easy to get them all confused: Fry is aware of this, and he does his best to keep things simple, despite knowing fully well that those family trees and timelines will get confusing sooner or later. I found his footnotes very helpful, but the detailed appendix is also very handy to keep all these characters straight.
This volume suffers from only one thing: it is a bit skimpy on details. All the stories detailed here, from Heracles鈥� labor to how Theseus defeated the Minotaur could have been fleshed out more generously. This wasn鈥檛 something I felt with 鈥淢ythos鈥� or with 鈥淭roy鈥� (/review/show... I suppose that considering Fry鈥檚 intent, to make those stories accessible, it still woks, but my nerdy heart would have loved a full book dedicated to each hero, in order to do their stories a bit more justice.
I just learned that a fourth book, about the Odyssey, will be out next year and I can鈥檛 wait! Highly recommended for Greek mythology newbies, or fans of Mr. Fry.
February 20, 2019
No, I can not deny it, I can never resist Stephen Fry. So much so that, once again, I have the print copy
as well as the audiobook since it is narrated by the author himself. I read them in parallel to enjoy Stephen Fry鈥檚 voice as much as the visual design of the print copy with the great artwork and photographs.
This book can, in some ways, be regarded as the sequel to Mythos .
Instead of telling us about the creation myths, the gods and goddesses and their mingling with humans, the demigods and heroes undertaking quests and adventures take the stage in this one.
Most notably, Perseus, Herakles (Hercules), Orpheus, Theseus, Jason, Atalanta, Oedipus and a few others (more minor ones) in between.
Thus, Fry tells the story of incredible human feats, of torturous labors, of gods鈥� punishments - usually for crimes the humans didn鈥檛 even commit solely because gods didn鈥檛 punish gods but still needed to let their anger out on someone.
We see the Hydra, Cerberus, Minotaur, Pegasus and many other well-known mythical creatures and learn about their family trees as well as about the lineage of the afore-mentioned heroes.
What struck me so much was Fry鈥檚 connection to modern feats. We don鈥檛 need to believe that Poseidon or Zeus existed and were indeed deities that sneakily forced themselves upon women (oh yes, that is still a theme because the Greeks couldn鈥檛 get enough of that - here, we not only had an astonishing array of animals Zeus turned into but even golden rain!) but it is possible that there were men and some women who were utterly strong, both physically and mentally, and who thus were capable of extraordinary feats like star athletes or members of the armed forces nowadays.
What happened to some of them, the pain they had to endure (only half the time self-inflicted or deserved) was indeed horrible and tragic. Character upon character had to go through crises, often holding him- or herself quite well through their strength and/or wit.
What Fry never ever does is interpret the myths. Instead, he wants the readers to do that on their own, to get them to think and fill in the blanks with their own opinions derived from personal experience as myths invite exactly that kind of speculation. There are no single meanings or answers after all. Fate, necessity, cause and blame are the fabric of these stories as they are endlessly represented themes in our own lives. Human motifs and drives, as topical as ever.
As in the first book, Fry understands not to bore the reader or club you to death with names. Naturally, the names are still in this book, but Fry has a way of combining different versions of the myths to the most probable one and to tell the thus resulting story in an engaging way that gives any reader a nice idea of what鈥檚 going on even if you can鈥檛 keep track of who was whose uncle (considering all the incest and double-parentage, that is rather difficult at any rate). And my gods, does this man have a way with words. *swoons*
Moreover, he always ties the myths back into modern language, showcasing the incredible influence especially the Greek myths have had and still have in our daily lives; be it in literature, art, TV / the cinema, the sciences or even modern-day language.
Remarkable amongst such modern connections was the story of Chris Benoit as a real-life example of what Herakles did.
Last but not least, I need to state that upon reading the afterword I was dancing around the house ecstatically because Fry mentioned that he had planned a Mythos trilogy for the stage (and they later became the books), which means we鈥檙e getting another volume, that one being about the Trojan War and its aftermath - just like I had hoped fervently. YESSSS!!!
February 23, 2023
Told with great charm and wit, and in a very accessible, modern, conversational style, Stephen Fry tackles the Greek Myths again.
After focusing on the gods in , he now turns his attention to the mortal heroes. The stories of Perseus, Heracles and his twelve labours, Bellerophon and Pegasus, Orpheus being an idiot, Jason and the Argonauts, Atalanta (not the football club but the only female hero in this book), Oedipus and some hilarious (and tragic) misunderstandings, Theseus.
The book is essentially a short story collection with some connections showing up between the stories. Just like the last time around, I had trouble remembering all the names and relationships. Truth be told, though, this time I didn't try particularly hard. And I think, ultimately, this approach was beneficial to my enjoyment of the book. Frankly, I had a great time.
Not all of the stories were equally good, of course. In the Jason chapters Fry lost me rather early with a barrage of names and backstories. And the labours of Theseus were not really that exciting after all. Other than that, though, it was immense fun. Part of that is surely down to Fry's engaging narrative voice. But there's also a huge amount of underlying ridiculousness in these stories that makes them rather delightful to follow. Never mind that most of them are simply grand adventures.
I'm still not sure if these books are particularly recommendable for people that don't have a lot of previous knowledge of Greek mythology and are committed to "fix" this. Fry acknowledges several times that it's not always easy to remember all of the names and promises that the important ones will stick. But when later on a couple of times he wrote something like "you may remember that..." or "as we saw earlier...", I was mostly drawing a blank. So, it obviously didn't work that way for me. Ultimately, I don't mind. It was just too much fun anyway.
Buddy read with Susy, Cathy and Nataliya.
After focusing on the gods in , he now turns his attention to the mortal heroes. The stories of Perseus, Heracles and his twelve labours, Bellerophon and Pegasus, Orpheus being an idiot, Jason and the Argonauts, Atalanta (not the football club but the only female hero in this book), Oedipus and some hilarious (and tragic) misunderstandings, Theseus.
The book is essentially a short story collection with some connections showing up between the stories. Just like the last time around, I had trouble remembering all the names and relationships. Truth be told, though, this time I didn't try particularly hard. And I think, ultimately, this approach was beneficial to my enjoyment of the book. Frankly, I had a great time.
Not all of the stories were equally good, of course. In the Jason chapters Fry lost me rather early with a barrage of names and backstories. And the labours of Theseus were not really that exciting after all. Other than that, though, it was immense fun. Part of that is surely down to Fry's engaging narrative voice. But there's also a huge amount of underlying ridiculousness in these stories that makes them rather delightful to follow. Never mind that most of them are simply grand adventures.
I'm still not sure if these books are particularly recommendable for people that don't have a lot of previous knowledge of Greek mythology and are committed to "fix" this. Fry acknowledges several times that it's not always easy to remember all of the names and promises that the important ones will stick. But when later on a couple of times he wrote something like "you may remember that..." or "as we saw earlier...", I was mostly drawing a blank. So, it obviously didn't work that way for me. Ultimately, I don't mind. It was just too much fun anyway.
Buddy read with Susy, Cathy and Nataliya.
January 2, 2019
When I was a child my favourite movie was Clash of the Titans - the 1981 film with Maggie Smith as Athena and Laurence Olivier as Zeus. Medusa was, and is, the scariest monster I have ever seen on TV and I regularly had to leave my light on when I went to sleep because I thought she was going to come and slither up the stairs and turn me to stone.
Anyway, from a young age I鈥檝e had a healthy obsession with Greek Mythology and I鈥檝e read many, many books on the subject. My favourite story still to this day has always been Perseus and his hunt for Medusa, so I was overjoyed to see that Fry was continuing his jaunt into the Greek myths after Mythos with an account of the golden age of the Heroes. They鈥檙e all here - the labours of Heracles, Theseus and the Minotaur and Oedipus among others (including my beloved Perseus), and they鈥檙e retold in the easy accessible way Fry has with words. I鈥檝e read these stories so many times, but Fry genuinely manages to make them less convoluted and confusing (which is so easy to do with these tales when there is no single original source and the family trees are a little large and rather incestuous), while still managing to entertain and make me laugh.
None of the richness to the stories is lost, and you can tell that Fry has a genuine passion and knowledge of the subject (the footnotes alone denote a higher level of understanding than most), while giving sources to further reading if one wishes. The conversational tone really lends itself well to these stories, and you can almost image Fry standing in front of you (or sat round a hearth) reciting them. Its been wonderful to dip back into this vast history and I sincerely hope that Fry continues to cover the rise and fall of Troy in another edition to the series (it鈥檚 hinted at) to complete this 鈥榮et鈥� of Greek myths and tales.
Anyway, from a young age I鈥檝e had a healthy obsession with Greek Mythology and I鈥檝e read many, many books on the subject. My favourite story still to this day has always been Perseus and his hunt for Medusa, so I was overjoyed to see that Fry was continuing his jaunt into the Greek myths after Mythos with an account of the golden age of the Heroes. They鈥檙e all here - the labours of Heracles, Theseus and the Minotaur and Oedipus among others (including my beloved Perseus), and they鈥檙e retold in the easy accessible way Fry has with words. I鈥檝e read these stories so many times, but Fry genuinely manages to make them less convoluted and confusing (which is so easy to do with these tales when there is no single original source and the family trees are a little large and rather incestuous), while still managing to entertain and make me laugh.
None of the richness to the stories is lost, and you can tell that Fry has a genuine passion and knowledge of the subject (the footnotes alone denote a higher level of understanding than most), while giving sources to further reading if one wishes. The conversational tone really lends itself well to these stories, and you can almost image Fry standing in front of you (or sat round a hearth) reciting them. Its been wonderful to dip back into this vast history and I sincerely hope that Fry continues to cover the rise and fall of Troy in another edition to the series (it鈥檚 hinted at) to complete this 鈥榮et鈥� of Greek myths and tales.
March 8, 2025
Another excellent effort by Fry, who again dives deeply into mythology and provides us with some thought-provoking renditions of the classic tales.
Among the things that I found very interesting was his introduction: 鈥淭he Golden Age has become the an Age of Heroes 鈥� men and women who grasp their destinies, use their human qualities of courage, cunning, ambition, speed and strength to perform astonishing deeds, vanquish terrible monsters, and establish great cultures and lineages that change the world. The divine fire stolen from heaven by their champion Prometheus burns within them (emphasis added). The fear, respect, and worship their parental gods, but somewhere inside they know they are a match for them. Humanity has entered its teenage years.鈥�
The key heroes presented are: Perseus; Bellerophon; Jason; Orpheus; Atalanta; Oedipus; Theseus; and Heracles. The latter is given a 鈥渓ion鈥檚 share鈥� of the text, and for good reason. 鈥淚n his uncomplaining life of pain and persistence, in his compassion and desire to do the right thing, he showed, as the American classicist and mythographer Edith Hamilton put it, 鈥榞reatness of soul.鈥� Heracles may not have possessed the pert agility and charm of Perseus and Bellerophon, the intellect of Oedipus, the talent for leadership of Jason, or the with and imagination of Theseus, but he had a feeling heart that was stronger and warmer than any of theirs.鈥�
A couple of years ago, I read Troy and was charmed by Fry鈥檚 rendition of the story. /review/show...
This book might be even better.
Among the things that I found very interesting was his introduction: 鈥淭he Golden Age has become the an Age of Heroes 鈥� men and women who grasp their destinies, use their human qualities of courage, cunning, ambition, speed and strength to perform astonishing deeds, vanquish terrible monsters, and establish great cultures and lineages that change the world. The divine fire stolen from heaven by their champion Prometheus burns within them (emphasis added). The fear, respect, and worship their parental gods, but somewhere inside they know they are a match for them. Humanity has entered its teenage years.鈥�
The key heroes presented are: Perseus; Bellerophon; Jason; Orpheus; Atalanta; Oedipus; Theseus; and Heracles. The latter is given a 鈥渓ion鈥檚 share鈥� of the text, and for good reason. 鈥淚n his uncomplaining life of pain and persistence, in his compassion and desire to do the right thing, he showed, as the American classicist and mythographer Edith Hamilton put it, 鈥榞reatness of soul.鈥� Heracles may not have possessed the pert agility and charm of Perseus and Bellerophon, the intellect of Oedipus, the talent for leadership of Jason, or the with and imagination of Theseus, but he had a feeling heart that was stronger and warmer than any of theirs.鈥�
A couple of years ago, I read Troy and was charmed by Fry鈥檚 rendition of the story. /review/show...
This book might be even better.
October 14, 2021
"袚械褉芯懈" 薪械 芯褋褌褋褌褗锌胁邪 锌芯 褍胁谢械泻邪褌械谢薪芯褋褌 薪邪 "袦懈褌芯胁械", 屑邪泻邪褉 褔械 "袦懈褌芯胁械" 屑懈 写芯锌邪写薪邪 械写薪邪 懈写械褟 锌芯胁械褔械. 袠 褌褍泻 褋懈谢薪邪 褔械褉褌邪 薪邪 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪褔邪 械 斜械蟹锌褉械写械谢薪邪褌邪 褟褋薪芯褌邪 懈 锌褉芯褋褌芯褌邪 薪邪 懈蟹谢芯卸械薪懈械褌芯, 泻芯械褌芯 械 芯褋芯斜械薪芯 锌芯谢械蟹薪芯 泻邪褌芯 褋械 懈屑邪 锌褉械写胁懈写 斜褉芯褟 懈 懈屑械薪邪褌邪 薪邪 谐械褉芯懈褌械, 褔褍写芯胁懈褖邪褌邪, 胁谢邪写械褌械谢懈褌械, 锌褉芯褋褌芯褋屑褗褉褌薪懈褌械 懈 芯谢懈屑锌懈泄褑懈褌械. 袩芯褔褌懈 蟹邪写 胁褋褟泻邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟 褋械 泻褉懈械 邪褉褏械褌懈锌, 锌芯-写褗谢斜芯泻 褋懈屑胁芯谢, 芯斜褟褋薪械薪懈械 薪邪 锌芯胁械写械薪褔械褋泻懈 褎械薪芯屑械薪 (邪泻芯 锌褉械薪械斜褉械谐薪械褕 蟹薪邪褔械薪懈械褌芯 薪邪 谢褞斜芯胁褌邪, 袗褎褉芯写懈褌邪 褖械 褌懈 芯褌屑褗褋褌懈 - 褌.械. 薪械 褌械 褔邪泻邪 薪懈褖芯 写芯斜褉芯 薪邪 写褉褍谐懈褌械 锌芯锌褉懈褖邪). 袟邪斜邪胁薪芯, 褋胁械卸芯, 锌褉懈褟褌薪芯 懈 懈蟹褔懈褋褌械薪芯 芯褌 懈蟹谢懈褕褗褑懈. 袨褌薪芯胁芯 锌褉械锌芯褉褗褔胁邪屑 胁 邪褍写懈芯 锌褉芯褔懈褌.
July 29, 2022
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鈥淣o labour was more Heraclean than the labour of being Heracles.鈥�
So, the second of Stephen Fry's Mythological Greek retellings. Mythos, the first of the series, was great to read physically, but I decided to listen to this second instalment in an audiobook format, as Stephen Fry narrates it himself. And in my opinion it was the best route to take.
As Greek Mythology can have the tendency of being slightly repetitive, I found the tail end of Mythos to be a bit dry, but still really enjoyed it. In contrast, Heroes is entertaining from beginning to end, and listening to it makes all the difference, in my opinion. Fry brings his usual energy and enlivens his witty prose in a way that is so, so entertaining, with his subtle vocal inflections adding so much more humour, whilst also cleverly highlighting the important parts of each story.
鈥淔ew heroes die peacefully in their beds after long lives filled with happiness.鈥�
As Heroes is essentially a group of loosely linked short stories, the emotional attachment is not as great as many may want. But, considering the little page time we spend with the individual characters, Fry did a great job of investing me in the majority. A few were a bit repetitive of earlier tales, but on the whole there were many impactful moments that effectively portrayed the tragic nature to the majority of Greek tales.
Whilst Fry is a very funny person, he is also incredibly insightful. As well as informing the reader in an entertaining way about the stories of the Greek heroes that he talks about, he also provides another level to the reading experience. He adds his own subjective opinions on what is important in the story, what it signifies, and also how these could relate to our modern day culture and how we live our lives. This allowed further understanding regarding Ancient Greek culture, and introduced an aspect to the tale which is about why is is important to revisit mythological tales in the 21st century.
鈥淩emember, cautioned the centaur. Modesty. Observance of the gods. In a fight do not do what you want to do, but what you judge you're enemy least wants you to. You cannot control others if you cannot control yourself. Those who most understand their own limitations have the fewest.鈥�
In particular, the final chapter was wonderful. It was actually magical. I was just blown away by Fry's description of why he loves these myths, and their importance to him, and why they should be key to our lives. It was amazing, and really summarised everything that Fry can bring to his story.
4.25/5 STARS
鈥淣o labour was more Heraclean than the labour of being Heracles.鈥�
So, the second of Stephen Fry's Mythological Greek retellings. Mythos, the first of the series, was great to read physically, but I decided to listen to this second instalment in an audiobook format, as Stephen Fry narrates it himself. And in my opinion it was the best route to take.
As Greek Mythology can have the tendency of being slightly repetitive, I found the tail end of Mythos to be a bit dry, but still really enjoyed it. In contrast, Heroes is entertaining from beginning to end, and listening to it makes all the difference, in my opinion. Fry brings his usual energy and enlivens his witty prose in a way that is so, so entertaining, with his subtle vocal inflections adding so much more humour, whilst also cleverly highlighting the important parts of each story.
鈥淔ew heroes die peacefully in their beds after long lives filled with happiness.鈥�
As Heroes is essentially a group of loosely linked short stories, the emotional attachment is not as great as many may want. But, considering the little page time we spend with the individual characters, Fry did a great job of investing me in the majority. A few were a bit repetitive of earlier tales, but on the whole there were many impactful moments that effectively portrayed the tragic nature to the majority of Greek tales.
Whilst Fry is a very funny person, he is also incredibly insightful. As well as informing the reader in an entertaining way about the stories of the Greek heroes that he talks about, he also provides another level to the reading experience. He adds his own subjective opinions on what is important in the story, what it signifies, and also how these could relate to our modern day culture and how we live our lives. This allowed further understanding regarding Ancient Greek culture, and introduced an aspect to the tale which is about why is is important to revisit mythological tales in the 21st century.
鈥淩emember, cautioned the centaur. Modesty. Observance of the gods. In a fight do not do what you want to do, but what you judge you're enemy least wants you to. You cannot control others if you cannot control yourself. Those who most understand their own limitations have the fewest.鈥�
In particular, the final chapter was wonderful. It was actually magical. I was just blown away by Fry's description of why he loves these myths, and their importance to him, and why they should be key to our lives. It was amazing, and really summarised everything that Fry can bring to his story.
4.25/5 STARS
January 20, 2022
4.5/5
鈥淢yth can be a kind of human algebra which makes it easier to manipulate truths about ourselves. Symbols and rituals are not toys and games to be dispensed with on our arrival at adulthood, they are tools we will always need. They complement our scientific impulse; they do not stand in opposition to it.鈥�
In Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined, Stephen Fry鈥檚 retelling of the timeless tales of the 鈥渉eroes", we learn about the origins, quests, triumphs and legacies of Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, Orpheus, Jason, Oedipus and Atalanta. The stories of Atalanta, the only female among the heroes and that of Bellephoron were completely new for me and I enjoyed them thoroughly. The Labors of Heracles and the story of Jason and the Argonauts were my personal favorites. I particularly enjoyed getting to know more about the mythical creatures the heroes go up against. Stephen Fry鈥檚 characteristic humor and wit render this an informative, entertaining and engaging read.
I read the US Hardcover version and I have to say it is a beautiful edition featuring stunning classical artwork inspired by these stories. The author draws from multiple sources and does not fail to mention the different versions of the same story (if and when applicable). Contemporary references inspired by the myths make for interesting reading, as does the author鈥檚 distinctive style of storytelling, without digressing too much from the main stories. Though many of these characters and their stories were briefly mentioned in Mythos, in Heroes the author goes into much more detail. The glossary of the characters at the end of the book was very useful for reference because with so many characters and their complicated lineage, it does get a bit confusing in parts.
As I had done while reading Mythos, I paired my reading with the audiobook (narrated by the author himself) which is simply brilliant. The audio experience is immersive and I felt transported to the world of the Greek gods and heroes. Even if you鈥檙e not a fan of audiobooks, I would recommend giving Stephen Fry鈥檚 narration of his Greek mythology series a try. While I would rate Heroes (the book) a 4 out of 5 ( I鈥檒l admit that I enjoyed Mythos a bit more), the audio version is a solid 5-star experience.
鈥淢yth can be a kind of human algebra which makes it easier to manipulate truths about ourselves. Symbols and rituals are not toys and games to be dispensed with on our arrival at adulthood, they are tools we will always need. They complement our scientific impulse; they do not stand in opposition to it.鈥�
In Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined, Stephen Fry鈥檚 retelling of the timeless tales of the 鈥渉eroes", we learn about the origins, quests, triumphs and legacies of Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, Orpheus, Jason, Oedipus and Atalanta. The stories of Atalanta, the only female among the heroes and that of Bellephoron were completely new for me and I enjoyed them thoroughly. The Labors of Heracles and the story of Jason and the Argonauts were my personal favorites. I particularly enjoyed getting to know more about the mythical creatures the heroes go up against. Stephen Fry鈥檚 characteristic humor and wit render this an informative, entertaining and engaging read.
I read the US Hardcover version and I have to say it is a beautiful edition featuring stunning classical artwork inspired by these stories. The author draws from multiple sources and does not fail to mention the different versions of the same story (if and when applicable). Contemporary references inspired by the myths make for interesting reading, as does the author鈥檚 distinctive style of storytelling, without digressing too much from the main stories. Though many of these characters and their stories were briefly mentioned in Mythos, in Heroes the author goes into much more detail. The glossary of the characters at the end of the book was very useful for reference because with so many characters and their complicated lineage, it does get a bit confusing in parts.
As I had done while reading Mythos, I paired my reading with the audiobook (narrated by the author himself) which is simply brilliant. The audio experience is immersive and I felt transported to the world of the Greek gods and heroes. Even if you鈥檙e not a fan of audiobooks, I would recommend giving Stephen Fry鈥檚 narration of his Greek mythology series a try. While I would rate Heroes (the book) a 4 out of 5 ( I鈥檒l admit that I enjoyed Mythos a bit more), the audio version is a solid 5-star experience.
July 22, 2019
Bless my soul, Herc was on a roll!
And then along came Zeus! He hurled his thunderbolt! *wink wink*
Stephen Fry turned Greek tragedy into a goldmine of rich storytelling and a treasury of possible memes. Full, comprehensive review to come.
And then along came Zeus! He hurled his thunderbolt! *wink wink*
Stephen Fry turned Greek tragedy into a goldmine of rich storytelling and a treasury of possible memes. Full, comprehensive review to come.
May 30, 2022
Is there anything more exciting, more adventurious, more thrilling than Greek Mythology? especially Greek Mythology by this delightful author?
Not much I'd say.
Review to follow soon.
Not much I'd say.
Review to follow soon.
January 4, 2023
~ Pick this up if you enjoy/don鈥檛 mind the following ~
馃敱 Greek mythology retelling
馃摎 Short stories (Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, Orpheus, Jason, Atalanta, Oedipus and Theseus.)
馃棅 Lots of information and names
~ What I Enjoyed ~
I tend to rate non fiction differently. It鈥檚 more about whether I learn or get something out of it which I certainly did!
I came into this with near zero knowledge of Greek mythology. I鈥檝e heard of some names and played some Hercules games as a kid but that鈥檚 about it 馃ぃ so this was a good introduction to the major characters and their backstories.
I learnt a lot! I didn鈥檛 know some of these stories, especially how tragic or messed up some were! My innocent and childhood view of Heracules is forever ruined haha.
I enjoyed the following stories: Heracules/Hercules, Bellerophon, Atalanta and Orpheus. They either had a hint of romance or it felt a bit more like a fiction book where I could immerse a little more.
I liked the footnotes as it added some more context, or it was just fun to read Stephen Fry鈥檚 comments.
~ What I didn鈥檛 enjoy ~
At times this would list off the events very quickly or I would feel information overload! For example Jason鈥檚 story had too many buddies along for the ride for me to remember!
But understandable since this is a non fiction/retelling and going into every detail would make this book infinitely long!
馃敱 Greek mythology retelling
馃摎 Short stories (Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, Orpheus, Jason, Atalanta, Oedipus and Theseus.)
馃棅 Lots of information and names
~ What I Enjoyed ~
I tend to rate non fiction differently. It鈥檚 more about whether I learn or get something out of it which I certainly did!
I came into this with near zero knowledge of Greek mythology. I鈥檝e heard of some names and played some Hercules games as a kid but that鈥檚 about it 馃ぃ so this was a good introduction to the major characters and their backstories.
I learnt a lot! I didn鈥檛 know some of these stories, especially how tragic or messed up some were! My innocent and childhood view of Heracules is forever ruined haha.
I enjoyed the following stories: Heracules/Hercules, Bellerophon, Atalanta and Orpheus. They either had a hint of romance or it felt a bit more like a fiction book where I could immerse a little more.
I liked the footnotes as it added some more context, or it was just fun to read Stephen Fry鈥檚 comments.
~ What I didn鈥檛 enjoy ~
At times this would list off the events very quickly or I would feel information overload! For example Jason鈥檚 story had too many buddies along for the ride for me to remember!
But understandable since this is a non fiction/retelling and going into every detail would make this book infinitely long!
January 13, 2023
小褌褉邪褕薪芯 谐芯褌懈薪邪 (写邪, 谐芯褌懈薪邪!), 懈薪褌械褉械褋薪邪 懈 芯斜褉邪蟹芯胁邪褌械谢薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪. 袗斜褋芯谢褞褌械薪 褎邪胁芯褉懈褌! 袦懈褋谢械褏 褋懈 褔械 鈥炐溞秆傂拘残碘€� 褖械 屑懈 褏邪褉械褋邪 锌芯胁械褔械, 薪芯 鈥炐撔笛€芯懈鈥� 薪邪锌褉邪胁芯 屑械 芯褌胁褟鈥� 效械褌械 /褋谢褍褕邪 / 褋械 薪邪 械写懈薪 写褗褏!
小褌懈胁褗薪 肖褉邪泄 谐芯褉写芯 褋械 薪邪褉械卸写邪 褋褉械写 谢褞斜懈屑懈褌械 屑懈 邪胁褌芯褉懈 褋褗褋 褋胁芯褟 薪械锌芯胁褌芯褉懈屑 芯褋褌褉芯褍屑薪芯-褏褍屑芯褉懈褋褌懈褔械薪 褋褌懈谢 薪邪 锌懈褋邪薪械, 褌芯蟹懈 褎懈薪 锌芯写褏芯写 薪邪 懈蟹谐褉邪卸写邪薪械 懈 芯锌懈褋胁邪薪械 谐械褉芯懈 褋懈 懈 褌芯蟹懈 锌褉懈褟褌械薪 懈 褍胁谢械泻邪褌械谢械薪 薪邪褔懈薪, 锌芯 泻芯泄褌芯 褋屑懈谢邪 懈 芯斜褉懈褋褍胁邪 锌芯-泻褗褋薪芯 褋褍褏邪褌邪 懈 薪械锌褉懈褟褌薪邪 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 谐褉褗褑泻懈褌械 屑懈褌芯胁械 懈 谢械谐械薪写懈. 袛褗谢谐芯 懈蟹褉械褔械薪懈械 褋褌邪薪邪, 薪芯 泻邪泻胁芯褌芯 褌邪泻芯胁邪.
袣薪懈谐邪褌邪 褋懈 蟹邪褋谢褍卸邪胁邪 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪. 袨褌写械谢械褌械 褲 胁褉械屑械. 袧褟屑邪 写邪 褋褗卸邪谢褟胁邪褌械!
袚芯褌芯胁邪 褋褗屑 蟹邪 鈥炐⒀€芯褟鈥�!
小褌懈胁褗薪 肖褉邪泄 谐芯褉写芯 褋械 薪邪褉械卸写邪 褋褉械写 谢褞斜懈屑懈褌械 屑懈 邪胁褌芯褉懈 褋褗褋 褋胁芯褟 薪械锌芯胁褌芯褉懈屑 芯褋褌褉芯褍屑薪芯-褏褍屑芯褉懈褋褌懈褔械薪 褋褌懈谢 薪邪 锌懈褋邪薪械, 褌芯蟹懈 褎懈薪 锌芯写褏芯写 薪邪 懈蟹谐褉邪卸写邪薪械 懈 芯锌懈褋胁邪薪械 谐械褉芯懈 褋懈 懈 褌芯蟹懈 锌褉懈褟褌械薪 懈 褍胁谢械泻邪褌械谢械薪 薪邪褔懈薪, 锌芯 泻芯泄褌芯 褋屑懈谢邪 懈 芯斜褉懈褋褍胁邪 锌芯-泻褗褋薪芯 褋褍褏邪褌邪 懈 薪械锌褉懈褟褌薪邪 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 谐褉褗褑泻懈褌械 屑懈褌芯胁械 懈 谢械谐械薪写懈. 袛褗谢谐芯 懈蟹褉械褔械薪懈械 褋褌邪薪邪, 薪芯 泻邪泻胁芯褌芯 褌邪泻芯胁邪.
袣薪懈谐邪褌邪 褋懈 蟹邪褋谢褍卸邪胁邪 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪. 袨褌写械谢械褌械 褲 胁褉械屑械. 袧褟屑邪 写邪 褋褗卸邪谢褟胁邪褌械!
袚芯褌芯胁邪 褋褗屑 蟹邪 鈥炐⒀€芯褟鈥�!
February 24, 2019
So enjoyable!
May 3, 2020
A wonderful follow up to Mythos, which became an immediate favourite of mine. I was certain to get this book given how much I enjoyed it predecessor, but I was thrilled to see the cover featured an image of Pegasus! While I have many favourite figures of Greek Mythology, I think Pegasus is the one I love most. So, even before I opened the book, it was off to an excellent start.
Here Stephen Fry documents the heroic adventures of the following Greek heroes: Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, Orpheus, Jason, Atalanta, Oedipus and Theseus. There is an extremely helpful list of characters at the back of the book that features: Olympian Gods, Primordial Beings, Monsters and Mortals. I flipped back to it quite often to be sure I was clear on who everyone was.
Once again Stephen Fry's extensive knowledge and enthusiasm for his subject make for joyful reading. The exploits of our various heroes are full of life and humour here. Clearly presented, easy to follow (or as easy as stories that are so frequently convoluted, with shaky timelines can be) and fun to read, I found 'Heroes' just as good as 'Mythos'.
While I don't exactly have a favourite hero, preferring the gods, goddesses and various monsters and creatures that our heroes encounter, I have always had a soft spot for Heracles. He's shockingly aggressive, and commits many unwarranted murders that I would typically find inexcusable, but he does ultimately have a good heart. He's not clever, but he certainly isn't as stupid as his Disney version implies either! He faces overwhelming obstacles continually, through his entire life, and battles on, ultimately winning me over. Stephen Fry sums it up well I think in a quote that I will include, but mark as a spoiler, in case you want to read his thoughts after having read his version of Heracles story.
Here Stephen Fry documents the heroic adventures of the following Greek heroes: Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, Orpheus, Jason, Atalanta, Oedipus and Theseus. There is an extremely helpful list of characters at the back of the book that features: Olympian Gods, Primordial Beings, Monsters and Mortals. I flipped back to it quite often to be sure I was clear on who everyone was.
Once again Stephen Fry's extensive knowledge and enthusiasm for his subject make for joyful reading. The exploits of our various heroes are full of life and humour here. Clearly presented, easy to follow (or as easy as stories that are so frequently convoluted, with shaky timelines can be) and fun to read, I found 'Heroes' just as good as 'Mythos'.
While I don't exactly have a favourite hero, preferring the gods, goddesses and various monsters and creatures that our heroes encounter, I have always had a soft spot for Heracles. He's shockingly aggressive, and commits many unwarranted murders that I would typically find inexcusable, but he does ultimately have a good heart. He's not clever, but he certainly isn't as stupid as his Disney version implies either! He faces overwhelming obstacles continually, through his entire life, and battles on, ultimately winning me over. Stephen Fry sums it up well I think in a quote that I will include, but mark as a spoiler, in case you want to read his thoughts after having read his version of Heracles story.
March 22, 2019
It's about time we've met the Greek heroes and their foes!
Perseus, Theseus, Heracles, Jason and many more.
This installment was as entertaining as the first one, Mythos. But it felt like Fry crammed in too much information in one book. For example, Heracles' labours were described so shortly, and I would've liked a more detailed account. Also, there was a LOT of name dropping, which Fry even acknowledged, saying that "the important names will stick".
It's another great book for mythology lovers or those who are looking to get into it. This will be a good start, after reading Fry's Mythos, of course.
Perseus, Theseus, Heracles, Jason and many more.
This installment was as entertaining as the first one, Mythos. But it felt like Fry crammed in too much information in one book. For example, Heracles' labours were described so shortly, and I would've liked a more detailed account. Also, there was a LOT of name dropping, which Fry even acknowledged, saying that "the important names will stick".
It's another great book for mythology lovers or those who are looking to get into it. This will be a good start, after reading Fry's Mythos, of course.
October 3, 2024
An enjoyable read. I loved reading about the Greek tales of Perseus, Jason, Theseus, & Heracles again. The author Stephen Fry, who is a comedian, retold many of the Greek hero stories in a very funny, modern, & readable way. I thought Mythos, the author鈥檚 first book on Greek mythology was a more enjoyable read. However, I felt this book was pretty good too & also recommendable.
June 22, 2020
I loved this book. It was awesome for these times of quarantine. So entertaining, fun, and hilarious. For someone that is greatly acquainted with Greek mythology, it鈥檚 a different fun approach of how the stories are told. If you do not know much about Greek mythology, it鈥檚 a great start (like me). The stories are short and I learned so much from those times of the Greek heroes such as Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, Theseus, and others.
One of my favorite stories was the one of Atalanta, raised by a bear and strong as any man. Loved her.
Awesome Stephen Fry. Can鈥檛 wait for the release of the third book, Troy.
One of my favorite stories was the one of Atalanta, raised by a bear and strong as any man. Loved her.
Awesome Stephen Fry. Can鈥檛 wait for the release of the third book, Troy.
August 12, 2024
4.5
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亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屬嗁堐屫迟� (蹖丕 丨丿丕賯賱 鬲賱丕卮鈥屬囏й屰� 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 丿乇 乇丕爻鬲丕蹖 賳賵卮鬲賳)貙 丕賴賲蹖鬲 賯氐賴 诏賮鬲賳 賵丕囟丨 賵 賲亘乇賴賳賴. 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 讴賴 丕夭 亘趩诏蹖 亘丕 賯氐賴鈥屬囏й屰� 讴賴 亘丕亘丕 賴乇 卮亘 亘乇丕賲 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗀� 亘夭乇诏 卮丿賲 丕賴賲蹖鬲 賯氐賴 卮賳蹖丿賳貙 賲卮禺氐 賵 倬乇乇賳诏賴. 賵 趩賳丿 賲丕賴 倬蹖卮 鬲賵 丨丕賱鬲蹖 讴賴 亘乇丕賲 睾乇蹖亘貙 噩丿蹖丿 賵 賴蹖噩丕賳鈥屫з嗂屫操� 賲鬲賵噩賴 卮丿賲 讴賴 賲賳 亘丕蹖丿 噩丿蹖鈥屫� 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 丕爻胤賵乇賴鈥屬囏� 亘禺賵賳賲. 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗀池� 趩蹖夭賴丕蹖蹖 丕夭 丕爻胤賵乇賴. 丨賮馗 亘賵丿賲 賯氐賴鈥屰� 亘蹖鈥屫ㄙ嗀堌ㄘж臂屸€屬囏й� 夭卅賵爻 乇賵貙 丕乇噩丕毓丕鬲 鬲丕乇蹖禺 賴賳乇 亘賴 賯氐賴鈥屬囏й� 賲毓乇賵賮 禺丿丕蹖丕賳 蹖賵賳丕賳蹖 乇賵 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗀池� 賵 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 趩賳丿 鬲丕 丕夭 丕爻胤賵乇賴鈥屬囏й� 丕蹖乇丕賳蹖 賲孬賱 賲卮蹖 賵 賲卮蹖丕賳賴鈥屰� 賴賲 丕胤賱丕毓丕鬲 賲丨丿賵丿蹖 丿丕卮鬲賲. 丕賲丕 賮讴乇 賲蹖鈥屭┴必� 賱丕夭賲賴 噩丿蹖鈥屫� 亘乇賲 爻乇丕睾卮賵賳. 亘丕 賲噩賲賵毓賴鈥屰� 丕爻丕胤蹖乇 蹖賵賳丕賳蹖 丕爻鬲蹖賵賳 賮乇丕蹖 丕夭 丕賵賳噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 噩賱丿 丕賵賱 丕賵賳 乇賵 趩賳丿 爻丕賱 倬蹖卮 禺賵賳丿賴 亘賵丿賲 亘賴 禺賵亘蹖 丌卮賳丕 亘賵丿賲 賵 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗀池� 讴賴 賲賳 乇賵 賯乇丕乇 賳蹖爻鬲 賳丕丕賲蹖丿 讴賳賴. 丕賲丕 丨賯蹖賯鬲丕賸 丕賳鬲馗丕乇 賳丿丕卮鬲賲 讴賴 丨蹖賳 禺賵賳丿賳卮 賴賲 丕賳賯丿乇 賱匕鬲 亘亘乇賲 賵 賴賲 亘賴賲 丕蹖丿賴鈥屬囏й� 噩丕賱亘 賵 丕賱亘鬲賴 噩丿蹖 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 倬跇賵賴卮 亘丿賴.
趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 丕爻鬲蹖賵賳 賮乇丕蹖 乇賵 禺丕氐 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賮賯胤 賲賴丕乇鬲 賯氐賴鈥屭堐屰� 丕賵賳 賳蹖爻鬲. 丕鬲賮丕賯丕 禺丕氐 亘賵丿賳 丕爻鬲蹖賵賳 賮乇丕蹖 丿乇 丕蹖賳賴 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 趩胤賵乇 丕夭 賲賴丕乇鬲 賯氐賴 诏賮鬲賳卮 丿乇 禺丿賲鬲 亘蹖丕賳 丕蹖丿賴鈥屬囏й� 亘夭乇诏 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 讴賳賴. 賴夭丕乇丕賳 賯賴乇賲丕賳 賳蹖賲賴鈥� 禺丿丕-賳蹖賲賴鈥� 丕賳爻丕賳 丿乇 丕爻胤賵乇賴鈥屬囏й� 蹖賵賳丕賳蹖 亘丕 賯氐賴鈥屬囏й� 噩匕丕亘 禺賵丿卮賵賳 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇賳丿 丕賲丕 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 趩賳丿 丿賴 鬲丕 丕夭 丕賵賳鈥屬囏ж� 賳丨賵賴鈥屰� 趩蹖賳卮卮賵賳 丿乇 蹖讴 賲賳胤賯 夭賲丕賳蹖 賵 丨乇賮 夭丿賳 丕夭 丕賴賲蹖鬲卮賵賳 卮丕蹖丿 丨鬲蹖 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й� 鬲禺氐氐蹖 丿乇 丕蹖賳 夭賲蹖賳賴 亘鬲賵賳賴 亘賴 卮賲丕 丕胤賱丕毓丕鬲 噩丕賲毓鈥屫臂� 亘丿賴. 賵 丕賱亘鬲賴 丕爻鬲蹖賵賳 賮乇丕蹖 夭亘賵賳鈥屫ㄘж槽� 讴賴 賴賲 夭亘丕賳 蹖賵賳丕賳蹖 亘賱丿賴 賵 賴賲 禺賵亘 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 噩賲賱賴鈥屬囏й� 丕賳诏賱蹖爻蹖 乇賵 趩胤賵乇 亘蹖丕賳 讴賳賴 讴賴 亘蹖卮鬲乇蹖賳 鬲丕孬蹖乇 乇賵 乇賵蹖 賲禺丕胤亘 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賴貙 賯胤毓丕 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 亘賴 匕賴賳蹖鬲 卮賲丕蹖 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 趩胤賵乇 噩賴鬲 亘丿賴.
丿乇 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 賲氐丕丨亘賴鈥屬囏й屰� 讴賴 丕夭卮 丿蹖丿賲貙 丕夭 丕噩丿丕丿 賲丕 丨乇賮 賲蹖鈥屫藏� 讴賴 鬲丕 爻丕賱鈥屬囏й� 爻丕賱 爻賳鬲 賯氐賴鈥屭堐屰� 丿賵乇 丌鬲蹖卮 乇賵 丨賮馗 讴乇丿賳. 賵 丕蹖賳 賯氐賴鈥屬囏� 讴賴 亘禺卮 夭蹖丕丿蹖卮賵賳 丿乇 賯丕賱亘 丕爻胤賵乇賴 丕賲乇賵夭賴 亘賴 丿爻鬲 賲丕 乇爻蹖丿賴 亘丕夭鬲丕亘 倬乇爻卮鈥屬囏й� 賲賴賲 丕賳爻丕賳蹖貙 賮乇賴賳诏 丌丿賲鈥屬囏ж� 爻蹖丕爻鬲 賵 賮賱爻賮賴 賵 丨鬲蹖 賴賳乇 賵 毓卮賯 賴爻鬲賳丿. 賵 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й� 丕爻鬲蹖賵賳 賮乇丕蹖 鬲賱丕卮蹖 亘乇丕蹖 亘丕夭蹖丕亘蹖 丿賵亘丕乇賴鈥屰� 丕蹖賳 爻賳鬲賴. 賲賳 賴賲 丕賱亘鬲賴 亘乇丕蹖 丕蹖賳讴賴 爻賴賲蹖 亘鬲賵賳賲 丿乇 夭賲蹖賳賴 丕丿丕 讴賳賲 賵 丕賱亘鬲賴 趩賵賳 毓丕卮賯 賯氐賴 诏賮鬲賳 賴爻鬲賲 亘乇丕蹖 丌丿賲鈥屬囏й� 毓夭蹖夭 賵 賳夭丿蹖讴賲 賴乇 讴丿賵賲 丕夭 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳鈥屬囏� 乇賵 亘毓丿 丕夭 鬲賲賵賲 讴乇丿賳 鬲毓乇蹖賮 賲蹖鈥屭┴必�.
賮讴乇 賳賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 讴爻蹖 亘丕卮賴 讴賴 丿乇诏蹖乇 胤賱爻賲鈥� 噩丕丿賵蹖蹖 賯氐賴鈥屬囏� 卮丿賴 亘丕卮賴 賵 賳鬲賵賳賴 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賱匕鬲 亘亘乇賴. 賲蹖鈥屫嗀屫� 賯氐賴 賲蹖鈥屫促嗁堐屫� 賵 賲鬲賵噩賴 賲蹖鈥屫篡屫� 讴賴 丕賳爻丕賳鈥屬囏й� 鄄鄣郯郯 爻丕賱賴 趩賯丿乇 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丕夭 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 賮讴乇 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃屬� 亘賴 賲丕 賳夭丿蹖讴 賴爻鬲賳丿. 賵 趩賴 丨蹖賮賴貙 丕夭 禺丕胤乇 亘乇丿賳 丕蹖賳 賳夭丿蹖讴蹖鈥屬囏�.
October 18, 2020
Pure pleasure 懈 锌褉懈泻谢褞褔械薪懈械 芯褌 锌褗褉胁芯懈蟹褌芯褔薪懈泻邪 薪邪 薪邪泄-锌芯锌褍谢褟褉薪懈褌械 谢懈褌械褉邪褌褍褉薪懈 褋褞卸械褌懈.
November 18, 2024
After learning about the exploits of the Primordial Beings and Olympian Gods in
Mythos
, we now follow their mortal offspring, the Great Greek Heroes.
This sequel had the potential to be the better book: The heroes' stories offer more narrative consistency, their myths can be presented as chronologically as the contradictory timelines of Greek mythology allows, and they are even almost self-contained. As such it should've been more straight-forward and less dense than Mythos, yet somehow, all the things that should've worked in the book's favor are to its detriment. This time we got a much-needed contents-page and several glossaries, but each story felt separate from the next, rather than a chapter of a whole, which made the volume feel episodic at best, disjointed at worst; a book to dip in and out of. While I enjoyed his tangents in the first volume, I thought that Fry went overboard with the footnotes here, often needlessly breaking the reading flow. The stories about the Titans and Gods told in the prequel were little more than primers for the uninitiated as well, but the superficiality of the heroes' stories told here was much more apparent.
I still think that it's a great introduction to the Age of Heroes and a worthy continuation of the series, but he tackled too many of the Great Greek Stories in too little space, ultimately not doing any of them the justice they deserve. The stories of Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, Orpheus, Jason, Atalanta, Oedipus, and Theseus are told, but he often barely scratched the surface; there was still a whole lot of dense name-dropping though, so he didn't quite manage to strike a good balance. His conversational, humorous narrative voice also often didn't work for me in this context: His witty remarks felt forced; they either didn't come through very well, or they fell flat because they're less suited to these tragic stories.
My review sounds harsher than I intended; I liked Heroes, but it didn't meet my expectations after the excellent prequel. I wish it had been more memorable; I was excited to learn more about these heroes, but I'm finding that what was new information for me simply didn't stick. I think much would've been improved if Fry had put more care into characterization over action, spending more time humanizing his heroes, and making them more relatable. I am still looking forward to the upcoming, final (?) book in the series though, which will cover the Trojan War鈥攐ur Greatest Epic, which should work better as a rounded narrative, and I also suspect that it will lend itself to his dry humor better than these stories of mortals and demi-gods.
鈥斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌�
My reviews of Stephen Fry's Greek Myths series:
01: Mythos 路 鈽呪槄鈽呪槄
02: Heroes 路 鈽呪槄鈽�
03: Troy 路 鈽呪槄鈽呪槄
04: Odyssey 路 鈽呪槄鈽呪槄
"The heroes cleansed our world of chthonic terrors鈥攅arthborn monsters that endangered mankind and threatened to choke the rise of civilization. So long as dragons, giants, centaurs and mutant beasts infested the air, earth and seas we could never spread out with confidence and transform the wild world into a place of safety for humanity.
In time, even the benevolent minor deities would find themselves elbowed out by the burgeoning and newly confident human race. The nymphs, dryads, fauns, satyrs and sprites of the mountains, streams, meadows and oceans could not compete with our need and greed for land to quarry, farm and build upon. The rise of a spirit of rational enquiry and scientific understanding pushed the immortals further from us. The world was being reshaped as a home fit for mortal beings only."
This sequel had the potential to be the better book: The heroes' stories offer more narrative consistency, their myths can be presented as chronologically as the contradictory timelines of Greek mythology allows, and they are even almost self-contained. As such it should've been more straight-forward and less dense than Mythos, yet somehow, all the things that should've worked in the book's favor are to its detriment. This time we got a much-needed contents-page and several glossaries, but each story felt separate from the next, rather than a chapter of a whole, which made the volume feel episodic at best, disjointed at worst; a book to dip in and out of. While I enjoyed his tangents in the first volume, I thought that Fry went overboard with the footnotes here, often needlessly breaking the reading flow. The stories about the Titans and Gods told in the prequel were little more than primers for the uninitiated as well, but the superficiality of the heroes' stories told here was much more apparent.
I still think that it's a great introduction to the Age of Heroes and a worthy continuation of the series, but he tackled too many of the Great Greek Stories in too little space, ultimately not doing any of them the justice they deserve. The stories of Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, Orpheus, Jason, Atalanta, Oedipus, and Theseus are told, but he often barely scratched the surface; there was still a whole lot of dense name-dropping though, so he didn't quite manage to strike a good balance. His conversational, humorous narrative voice also often didn't work for me in this context: His witty remarks felt forced; they either didn't come through very well, or they fell flat because they're less suited to these tragic stories.
My review sounds harsher than I intended; I liked Heroes, but it didn't meet my expectations after the excellent prequel. I wish it had been more memorable; I was excited to learn more about these heroes, but I'm finding that what was new information for me simply didn't stick. I think much would've been improved if Fry had put more care into characterization over action, spending more time humanizing his heroes, and making them more relatable. I am still looking forward to the upcoming, final (?) book in the series though, which will cover the Trojan War鈥攐ur Greatest Epic, which should work better as a rounded narrative, and I also suspect that it will lend itself to his dry humor better than these stories of mortals and demi-gods.
鈥斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌�
My reviews of Stephen Fry's Greek Myths series:
01: Mythos 路 鈽呪槄鈽呪槄
02: Heroes 路 鈽呪槄鈽�
03: Troy 路 鈽呪槄鈽呪槄
04: Odyssey 路 鈽呪槄鈽呪槄
November 2, 2018
Ancient Myths from a Modern Legend!
This is an audiobook that I simply can't recommend enough. One of British entertainment's legends in Stephen Fry dusts off these ancient tales and breathes a contemporary form of life and colour into them in his own unique style. It's a mixture of description, a little conjecture and of course the lion's share being taken by these grand old tales themselves. They take front and center stage and while Fry cleverly interweaves background and information it never feels like anything other than being told an engaging story. Of course being Stephen we also get charming nuggets of etymology thrown into the mix as well.
Using a fairly informal, almost irreverent approach, for example he pronounces the names of people and places as comes most easily to him, Fry brings these stories to life like few others ever could. The Gods, heroes and of course villains are given an often-missed humanity and character that is both charming and humorous.
In fairness, although clearly a lot of personal research went into these re-tellings it's neither a comprehensive collection, more of a Greatest Hits if you will, nor is it a hugely scholarly work. However, if like me you mainly have a passing knowledge of the Greek Myths or you want to dip your toe into them for the first time this is a fabulous place to start.
My favourite has always been Jason and his Argonauts ever since watching Don Chaffey's 1963 film as a boy. Even with this one though, the one that I'm most familiar with I learned more about the back story and how the plot developed and has been toyed with than I ever have before. Then, right at the end Stephen describes "Mythos" as a trilogy which I wasn't aware of so hopefully to match his shows there will be one more of these which will cover the Trojan war and its aftermath. I can't wait!
So, if you want to spend some time listening to a modern legend breathing life into ancient myths, this is very much the right series!
This is an audiobook that I simply can't recommend enough. One of British entertainment's legends in Stephen Fry dusts off these ancient tales and breathes a contemporary form of life and colour into them in his own unique style. It's a mixture of description, a little conjecture and of course the lion's share being taken by these grand old tales themselves. They take front and center stage and while Fry cleverly interweaves background and information it never feels like anything other than being told an engaging story. Of course being Stephen we also get charming nuggets of etymology thrown into the mix as well.
Using a fairly informal, almost irreverent approach, for example he pronounces the names of people and places as comes most easily to him, Fry brings these stories to life like few others ever could. The Gods, heroes and of course villains are given an often-missed humanity and character that is both charming and humorous.
In fairness, although clearly a lot of personal research went into these re-tellings it's neither a comprehensive collection, more of a Greatest Hits if you will, nor is it a hugely scholarly work. However, if like me you mainly have a passing knowledge of the Greek Myths or you want to dip your toe into them for the first time this is a fabulous place to start.
My favourite has always been Jason and his Argonauts ever since watching Don Chaffey's 1963 film as a boy. Even with this one though, the one that I'm most familiar with I learned more about the back story and how the plot developed and has been toyed with than I ever have before. Then, right at the end Stephen describes "Mythos" as a trilogy which I wasn't aware of so hopefully to match his shows there will be one more of these which will cover the Trojan war and its aftermath. I can't wait!
So, if you want to spend some time listening to a modern legend breathing life into ancient myths, this is very much the right series!
October 17, 2020
Ich habe schon als Kind die Antike und die r枚mischen/griechischen Sagen mit ihren Helden und Heldinnen geliebt. Dieses Buch war genau nach meinem Geschmack und erz盲hlt auf fantastische und spannende Weise die Abenteuer und Leben der Helden.
Ich bin froh, dass der Autor nicht nur die bekannten Helden wieder aufgreift oder die altbekannten Heldentaten nacherz盲hlt. Sehr am眉sant und lustig werden die Heldentaten aufgez盲hlt, ganz n眉chtern ohne die Taten zu urteilen. Als ich das Buch angefangen habe, hatte ich Kommentare vom Autor erwartet, aber wenn man sein Nachwort liest, versteht man, warum er die Geschichten so erz盲hlt hat. Insbesondere haben mir die Geschichten um Herakles und Atalante gefallen.
Die G枚tter, mystischen Gesch枚pfe und Helden waren in keinster Weise perfekt. Alle hatten Ihre Makel und Schw盲chen. Je st盲rker ein Talent ausgepr盲gt war, so hatte ich das Gef眉hl, dass dessen Makel ebenfalls gravierend war, wie die Kehrseite einer M眉nze. Ich k枚nnte hier ein Roman schreiben, da ich diese Geschichten um G枚tter und deren Helden total fasziniert.
Carl Jung wertet Mythen als Produkt unseres "kollektiven Unbewussten". Joseph Campbell dr眉ckte es anders aus und nannte sie "枚ffentliche Tr盲ume".
Im Gro脽en und Ganzen war es ein ganz tolles Leseerlebnis und ich musste 枚fters schmunzeln, so charmant wie das Ganze erz盲hlt wurde. Wer in Sagen der Antike interessiert ist, sollte das Buch auf jeden Fall lesen!
** Dieses Buch wurde mir 眉ber NetGalley als E-Book zur Verf眉gung gestellt **
Ich bin froh, dass der Autor nicht nur die bekannten Helden wieder aufgreift oder die altbekannten Heldentaten nacherz盲hlt. Sehr am眉sant und lustig werden die Heldentaten aufgez盲hlt, ganz n眉chtern ohne die Taten zu urteilen. Als ich das Buch angefangen habe, hatte ich Kommentare vom Autor erwartet, aber wenn man sein Nachwort liest, versteht man, warum er die Geschichten so erz盲hlt hat. Insbesondere haben mir die Geschichten um Herakles und Atalante gefallen.
Die G枚tter, mystischen Gesch枚pfe und Helden waren in keinster Weise perfekt. Alle hatten Ihre Makel und Schw盲chen. Je st盲rker ein Talent ausgepr盲gt war, so hatte ich das Gef眉hl, dass dessen Makel ebenfalls gravierend war, wie die Kehrseite einer M眉nze. Ich k枚nnte hier ein Roman schreiben, da ich diese Geschichten um G枚tter und deren Helden total fasziniert.
Carl Jung wertet Mythen als Produkt unseres "kollektiven Unbewussten". Joseph Campbell dr眉ckte es anders aus und nannte sie "枚ffentliche Tr盲ume".
Im Gro脽en und Ganzen war es ein ganz tolles Leseerlebnis und ich musste 枚fters schmunzeln, so charmant wie das Ganze erz盲hlt wurde. Wer in Sagen der Antike interessiert ist, sollte das Buch auf jeden Fall lesen!
** Dieses Buch wurde mir 眉ber NetGalley als E-Book zur Verf眉gung gestellt **
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