Stephen Fry's Mythos takes on a splendid retelling of the Greek's greatest myth and legend. This book is astounding not to mention addictive. I was almost tempted to consume it in one sitting but alas there's more to life than reading to death. yeah? LOL! But hands up, right hand to my heart this is one of the best books I have ever read in 2018. Stephen Fry is a satirical genius. Every turn of each page is so captivating and amazingly impressive. What I love most about this book is how it was laid simple giving readers a clear perspective to complicated twist and turns of Greek Mythology. Although some thought it selective as in Fry in this book only derived his retelling from Hesiod's Theogony, which is a genealogy of the gods and the first humans, I still find this book enjoyable and interesting to read.
This book tells about how the world began with chaos and the birth of darkness - Erabus and nigh - Nyx, day-Hemera and light- Aethera, Gaia (earth), Tartarus ( the depths, and caves beneath the earth). It also tells about the birth of Ouranos-the sky and how Gaia plotted to rid of him out of rage. It also tells about how Kronos out of fear of his children ate them all and how Zeus escaped his wrath. The book conveys the Greeks in all its glamour and drama. Deceit, greed, love, lust, jealousy its like game of thrones on steroids. This book also unravels the psychological dimension of Greek Mythology, the sexuality of the gods and their devious scheme going above and beyond to gratify their whims.
This book has 410 pages and also comes with pictures which provides insight into Greek Art as well.
All in all, I give this book 5 out of 5 stars not just because I adore Stephen Fry but also because I have never read anything of Greek Mythology as simple and as funny and insightful as this one.
