Step into another world - of magic, mayhem, monsters and maniacal gods - in Stephen Fry’s momentous Sunday Times best-seller Mythos, brought to you by Penguin.

Lose yourself in the wonder of Greek myths in Stephen Fry's vivid retelling of the ancient classics.

Marvel in awe at the wise Athena as she is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus.

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 - in Fry’s tantalising and magical narration.

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Stephen Fry
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Stephen Fry
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2 November 2017
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Listening Length	15 hours and 25 minutes
Author	Stephen Fry
Narrator	Stephen Fry
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	02 November 2017
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B072HGGRCC
Best Sellers Rank	24 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 1 in Classic Literature 1 in Mythology & Folk Tales 1 in Classic Literature & Fiction

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Christian Todd

learned a lot about the greek myths that gets referenced in various movies and sayings like the Midas touch I have heard over the years

Reviewed in Australia on 27 December 2017

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I downloaded the audible version with the book. learned a lot about the greek myths that gets referenced in various movies and sayings like the Midas touch I have heard over the years. Stephen fry has a fantastic voice over style that can make what could be dry narrative very entertaining

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Inman

Stephen Fry is a wonderful storyteller!

Reviewed in Australia on 4 May 2019

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Stephen Fry is a wonderful storyteller and has a delightful voice bringing the Greek myths to life. I thoroughly enjoyed Mythos and learnt new things about the Greek myths that I did not know. I have just purchased the audio version of Heroes, Stephen's newest book on Ancient Greek mythology and I am looking forward to hearing it, and I am sure it will be as enjoyable as Mythos.

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Robyn Grieve

A great summation

Reviewed in Australia on 4 February 2021

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I haven't finished reading it yet. So far it's been an interesting read.
I like the way SF presents these old Greek stories as if they happened yesterday.
All the ideas they offer are still true, even 3 thousand years later.
We heard about them at school in the days when 'classical' education was beginning to pass out of fashion; but the thing I love most about the Greeks, and SF's book, is the idea that NO-ONE from the beginning of creation has ever been entirely good or entirely bad.
The Greeks knew it -and celebrate stories about it- even their gods had a good side and a bad side.
Stephen Fry has generously and kindly reminded us of that in his book, MYTHOS.

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Dr Martin Dunn

A fascinating retelling

Reviewed in Australia on 23 December 2021

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Stephen Fry provides an entertaining retelling of Greek myths. Many I vaguely remember from my childhood - but I am sure those versions omitted all the sex!

It is perhaps a good thing Stephen Fry split his accounts of Greek myth into three volumes. Towards the end, the bewildering array of gods, titans, nymphs and other deities was becoming impossible to track.

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Nate

Humour + Greek mythology = Mythos

Reviewed in Australia on 8 February 2019

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Take Stephen Fry's dry humour, and combine it with his fascination of Greek mythology, and this book is the final product. This is the type of book that I know i will read again, and I look forward to reading again, as it was so well written.

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Dave Roden

A witty, splendidly written and thoroughly reseached book. ...

Reviewed in Australia on 11 March 2018

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A witty, splendidly written and thoroughly reseached book. Not so much a reference work along the lines of Robert Graves' volumes on the same subject - there is no index - more a fascinating continuous chronological narrative with many a nod along the way to the debt our modern world owes to these tales.

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Laurel Johnson

Addictive

Reviewed in Australia on 16 December 2020

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This, along with Heroes and Troy, were, to me, totally addictive. I couldn’t wait for my next opportunity to listen to an instalment. Although the myths are fantastic the motives and emotions are only too human and recognisable and Stephen Fry’s reading is perfect for the content. Give yourself a treat - or three treats.

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It's all Greek to me - and that's not a bad thing

Reviewed in Australia on 7 January 2019

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Stephen Fry retells the Greek myths in an appealing and approachable way, much as an avuncular uncle might school his nephews.

A cracking read and a great introduction to further thoughts upon the tales within.

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D. Lye

Go back to the originals

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 November 2018

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A real disappointment, especially from a writer as good and witty as Stephen Fry. This is twee, patronising, and feels as if it was written in a hurry to meet a publisher's deadline. Fry's efforts to make these great myths seem more modern and relevant read like a trendy vicar trying to "hang out" with the kids in his parish.

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A. Customer

Fry's Greek Delight

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2018

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An entertaining and interesting book about ancient Greek mythology written in a style that is recognisable as Stephen Fry (if you've ever watched him on QI). Originally, I had been looking for a book on ancient Greek mythology that was written in a modern way and would be both easy to understand and fluid and I think this book fulfilled those criteria. I had read books on Ulysses (Odysseus I think he's also known as), Theseus, Hercules, Jason and the Argonauts and Perseus as well as seeing a few films about said characters (although they are not really covered in this book because as Fry mentions you would need several books to tell their stories) and so wanted to find a book that tells other myths such as the creation of the Greek Gods, the Titans and some of the less well known characters in Greek myth such as Prometheus, Sisyphus, Persephone, but because I am not a classics scholar I didn't really feel that I would particularly enjoy reading translated ancient texts so this book was just about right and ideal for what I wanted.
Fry does use some complicated words (although he'd probably recommend I use a dictionary) but I still found this to be, on the whole, easily understandable, a great read and it ticked all the boxes for what I was looking for. Fry's writing style is (as I'd imagine the man himself to be) charming, intelligent and informative with a sense of wit and of course there are plenty of footnotes as he adds extra bits of information as he tells the stories. Also, he does add a sources section at the end of the book for those who wish to delve further which I think is an excellent idea.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest about ancient Greek mythology (although not sure if it's ideal for children), especially if you want to learn about the Greek Gods, the Titans and the many myths and stories associated with them but rather than using this as a definitive guide it should be seen as an entry point to a fascinating subject.

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A fun read but needs an index!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 May 2018

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This book is written in an accessible, user-friendly way (I am a complete beginner with Greek mythology!) but there are a few omissions which would make it much more easy to read:
An INDEX of characters
A more extensive diagram of how the hundreds of characters are related to eachother
A glossary.
I also thought that the last few chapters are slightly disorganised.
There are a few typo's and duplications as well, giving the impression it was thrown together at the last minute.
I hope the author and publisher take this into consideration for future editions.

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Kev Ramsay

Interesting for many reasons, that anyone will enjoy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 September 2018

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Really enjoyed reading this book. It wasn't what I was after but I liked it all the same. I read the Illiad and the Odyssey and really loved the style of writing and the exciting story lines. This book is more an exposé of the many Greek gods, but written by Steven Fry in his own inimitable way. Ancient myths written in modern language.
Its interesting and enjoyable and does a good jobs of put as much as possible together in a single book without ever making you feel this it is study material for an exam.
I'd definitely recommend

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Cj81

Myths Busted !!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 February 2019

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Okay so being a massive fan of Greek mythology and the like this caught my eye on here on my recommendations home page so I purchased and wasn't disappointed. Although not very over the top exciting I just couldn't put it down reading the exploits of Zeus and His wife Hera. Stephen Fry is very eloquent with his wording as the man's posh himself. Haha. A canny read so give it a go. Each to their own opinion and the world won't end if you don't like it. 😊

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