Mythos
Author/Illustrator: Stephen Fry
Original language: English
Series: 3 parts: Mythos, Heroes, Troy
Published: November 2017
Publisher: Penguin Fiction
ISBN13: 9780718188740
Price: € 19.59 (paperback)
Age: 16 years and up
For our Young Adult readers, we also have Greek Myths, the book is named Mythos and the stories are being re-told by Stephen Fry. As a great lover of the classical world - as he himself declares in the video - he re-wrote three books with Classical Greek Myths.
The stories are told in his own way, they are full of debauchery, lust and love, murder and manslaughter, triumphs and tragedies. Exactly what the Ancient Greeks loved so much and what Stephen Frey also loves a lot.
The book is illustrated with depictions of the myths in ancient paintings, which hang in museums around the world. An explanatory list has been added to the book, which is handy if you want to admire the paintings in real life.
Mythos was soon shortlisted for the British National Book Award. Impressive and enchanting, cleverly rewritten and exciting but above all amusing and funny are the praises of reviewers, so read this book!
3+ bright shining stars for Mythos, from all our young and older readers!