Stephen Fry

The Greek myths are amongst the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney. They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West. You'll fall in love with Zeus, marvel at the birth of Athena, wince at Cronus and Gaia's revenge on Ouranos, weep with King Midas and hunt with the beautiful and ferocious Artemis. Spellbinding, informative and moving, Stephen Fry's Mythosperfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance.

Mythos

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'I still don't understand why you have to leave?'

'My mother is not one to be refused,' said Achilles with a rueful smile. 'She has a strange bee buzzing in her ear. She is convinced there is a war coming and that if I fight in it I will be killed.'

'No, said Patroclus, 'but you are afraid of your mother.'

“It's so small,” he said, tucking the package under his arm, “and so crudely carved.”

“I know,” said Helen. “Like all sacred and truly precious objects it is very plain. Only profane things are beautiful.”

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