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Mythos Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Stephen Fry (Author, Narrator), Penguin Audio (Publisher)
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‘The Greek myths are told to you here by the ever-soothing voice of Stephen Fry, who takes you from Zeus to Athena with his typical humour.’ -- The Guardian

‘Read by Fry with his accustomed ebullient showmanship [he] gives the legends modern resonance by telling them with a contemporary colloquial twist' -- AUDIOBOOK of the WEEK, The Times

STEP INTO ANOTHER WORLD - OF MAGIC, MAYHEM, MONSTERS AND MANIACAL GODS - IN STEPHEN FRY'S MOMENTOUS SUNDAY TIMES AND AUDIBLE BESTSELLER, MYTHOS

Discover Stephen Fry's magnificent retelling of the greatest myths and legends ever told . . .

No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses.

In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling, we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld.

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.

If you're enthralled by the magic of Greek mythology you'll love the final instalment to Fry’s retellings, ODYSSEY, a legendary voyage of peril, temptation, loss and epic adventure.

'A head-spinning marathon of legends' Guardian

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    Stephen Fry's Greek Myths
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    15 hours and 25 minutes
  3. Author
    Stephen Fry
  4. Narrator
    Stephen Fry
  5. Audible release date
    2 Nov. 2017
  6. Language
    English
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    Penguin Audio
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    B071V69C7T
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    Unabridged
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Customers find the book informative and entertaining, with a nice twist on Greek mythology. They describe the reading experience as delightful and clever. Readers praise the writing style as captivating, accessible, and helpful. They also mention that the book is entertaining and informative.

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Myths Busted !!!
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Myths Busted !!!
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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5.0 out of 5 stars Fry's Greek Delight
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 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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4.0 out of 5 stars Here is the requested INDEX for Mythos:
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 January 2018
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This might help a few readers find their way around Mythos. A lot of the stories are real gems but finding them again can be quite an undertaking. I was so fed up with wads of bookmarks going astray I produced an index. The yarns about Arion, Melissa, Erysichton, etc are very popular in our house at the moment.

Abydos, ancient city 359
Aceso, a daughter of Asclepius 253
Acheron, River (Woe) 62, 143
Acis, Sicilian shepherd boy 349
Actaeon, Theban hero and stag 244
Adamanthea, nymph 30
Admetus, King of Thessaly 254
Adonis, son of Smyrna, born of a weeping myrrh tree 325, 327
Aeacus, one of the Judges of the Underworld 143
Aegaeon (Briareos), Hecatoncheir 8
Aegina 270
Aegis 87
Aegyptus, King of Egypt 209
Aeolus 264
Aeos, one of the horses of the Golden Quadriga 202
Aether, God of Light 5
Aethon, one of the horses of the Golden Quadriga 202
Agave 227, 241
Agenor, King of Tyre 210
Aglaea, one of the three Charities or Graces 50
Alecto (Erinys), Remorselessness 22
Alexander the Great 383
Algos, out of Pandora's Jar (or Box), Pain 137
Alopex Teumesios, the Teumessian Fox 313
Amalthea, talking she-goat and nanny to Zeus 28, 30
Ambrosia 80
Ameinias and Narcissus 338
Ampelos, companion of Dionysus, trasformed into a grape vine 239
Amphidamus 216
Amphilogiai, out of Pandora's Jar (or Box), Disputes 137
Amphion, a son of Zeus 225, 283
Amphithea 269
Amphitrite 11, 64
Androktasiai, out of Pandora's Jar (or Box), Manslaughter 137
Anteros, one of the Erotes 157
Antiope 225
anvil, bronze, one of 14
Apate, personification of deceit 17
Aphrodite and Adonis 325
Aphrodite and Eos 317
Aphrodite and Hermes154
Aphrodite and Psyche 160
Aphrodite and the Propoetides 352
Aphrodite emerging from the sea 25
Apollo and Hyacinthus 324
Apollo and Arion 372
Apollo and Marsyas 288
Apollo and Midas 390
Apollo, birth of 92
Apollo, Coronis and his crow 250
Apple of Discord, Discordia's provocative wedding present that led to the Trojan War 18
Apuleius, Roman writer 160
Arachne, the weaver girl and proto-spider 292
Arc, vessel of the Great Flood 140
Arcas, son of Callisto and latterly Ursa Minor 303
Arch Psychopomp 142
Ares and Eos 317
Ares, God of War 69
Arestor 189
Arges, a Cyclopes 8
Arges, killed 254
Argus 191
Arion and the dolphin 363
Arion, a talking horse (not the notable musician) 65
Aristaeus 244
Aristides, King 160
arrows, golden, of Apollo 97
Artemis and Actaeon 244
Artemis, birth of 92
Asclepius, god of medicine 251
ash tree 22, 54
Asopos, a river God 225, 269
Asphodel, Meadows of 144
ass, ears of 391
Astrapos and Arguros 375
Athamas, King of Boeotia 260, 264
Athena and Arachne 292
Athena and Tiresias 330
Athena, delivered from Zeus's head 85
Athens 85
Atlantides, The Seven Sisters 100
Atlas and Gaia's curse 13
Atlas and Prometheus 56
Atlas, a Titan and father of the Pleiades (or Atlantides) 100
Atlas, ordered to hold up the sky by Zeus 54
Atropos, one of the Moirai (Fates) 51
auctoritas, authority or level of prestige (Latin) 67
Auloniades 54
aulos, double-piped reed instrument 286
Aunt Agatha 66
Aurora, Roman name for Eos 308
Autolycus 268
Autonoë 227, 241
Auxesia (Auxo), one of the Horai #1, Goddess of Summer 51

Babylon 345
Bacchae 241
Bacchus 241
Baucis and Philemon 373
Beroë 236
Blessed, Isles of the 144
Botrys 240
bow of Apollo 97
Briareos, Hecatoncheir 8
Brontes, a Cyclopes 8
Brontes, killed 254
Bull, The White, and Europa 210
Byron, Lord 361
Byzas 193

Cadmus (Kadmos) 210
Caduceus, Hermes' staff (Roman apellation) 109
Calanthe 160
Calliope, the muse of epic poetry 47
Callirrhoë 306
Callisto, princess, bear and subsequently Ursa Major 302
Calypso, an oceanid 11
Carpo, one of the Horai #1, Goddess of Autmn 51
Cassandra, Trojan prophetess 330
Caucasus Mountains 146
Cecropia, first King of Athens 86
Cenchreis, Queen of Cyprus 325
Centauros, son of Nephele 258
Centaurs 258
Cephalas 309
Cephissus, river god, father of Narcissus 331
Cerberus (Kerberos) Three-headed Hound of Hades 62, 145
Ceres, Roman equivalent of Demeter 65
Ceto 52
Chaos 3
Chariot, The, that takes Persephone to the Underworld 150
Charities, The (The Graces) 50
Charon, Ferryman of the Dead to the Underworld 18, 62, 143
Chest, Wooden, of Deucalion and Pyrrha 139
Chiron, a centaur 239, 244, 251, 258
chthonic, born/sprung from the earth 22, 97
Chthonius 224
Cilix 210
Cleitus 317
Clio, the muse of history 47
Clotho, one of the Moirai (Fates) 51
Cloud Gatherer (Zeus) 58
Clymene, an oceanid and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, etc 10,13, 44, 54, 138, 196
Cocytus, Stream of Lamentation and Wailing in the Underworld 62
Coeus, Titan of Intellect 7, 81
Cora (Persephone) 149
Corinth 363
Cornucopia, Horn of Plenty 32
Coronis, Princess 250
Cosmos 4
Cottus, Hecatoncheir 8
Creation of Mankind 119
Creon, Regent of Thebes 313
Crete, birthplace of Zeus 28
Cretheus 264
Crius, Titan 7, 12
Crocus, transformed into a flower 325
crows, white turned black 250
Cupid 157
Cyclades 91
Cyclopes 8, 23, 44, 56, 57, 64, 349
Cygnus 199
Cyllene, Mount, in Arcadia 100
Cynthia (Artemis) 95
Cynthos, Mount, Delos. Birthplace of Artemis and Apollo 91
Cyprus and the Propoetides, Pygmalion and Galatea III 352
Cyprus, arrival of Aphrodite 25

Damaris, Queen 160
Daphne, a naiad 351
Daphnis, Sicilian shepherd 352
Dardanelles or Hellespont 359
Dardanus 213
Death 19, 142
Deioneus, King of Phocis 257
Delos, floating island of, birthplace of Artemis and Apollo 91
Delphi in Phocis, navel of the Greek world 98, 140
Delphinus (The Dolphin) constellation 372
Demeter and Persephone abducted 149
Demeter devoured by Kronos 27
Demeter regurgitated 38
Demeter, birth of Arion (a colt) 65
Deucalion and Pyrrha, survivors of the Great Flood 138, 264
Dia, Princess 257
Diana, Roman equivalent of Artemis 95
Dike, one of the Horai #2, Goddess of Justice 51
Dione, hyade or rain nymph 261
Dionysus and Midas 385
Dionysus, born from Zeus's thigh 238
Dis 61
Discordia 18
dodecatheon, the twelve Olympians 67
dolphin 363
Doris, an oceanid 11, 349
dreams 18
dryads, tree nymphs 54
Dryope, a nymph 154
Dysnomia, out of Pandora's Jar (or Box), Anarchy 137

Earth Shaker (Poseidon) 64
Echidna, monster: half woman, half water snake 14, 62
Echion 224
Echo, an oread 333
Eirene, one of the Horai #2, Goddess of Peace 51
Electra 213
Elis 264
Elpis, of Pandora's Jar (or Box), Hope 137
Elysian Fields 144
Elysium 281
Emathion 320
Endymion, eternally slumbering shepherd 315
Eos, Titaness and goddess of the dawn 203, 308
Eos, Tithonus and Cleitus 317
Epaphus, son of Zeus and Io, taunter of Phaeton 193, 197, 209
Ephialtes 259
Ephyra (Corinth) 264
Epimetheus and Pandora 133
Epimetheus, Titan, brother of Prometheus 13, 44
Erato, the muse of lyric and love poetry 48
Erebus, Primordial God of Darkness 5, 60, 61, 137
Erechtheus 194
Erechtheus, first King of Athens 194, 309
Erechthonius, founder of Athens (see Erechtheus) 194
Erines 62
Erinyes or Eumenides, (The Furies) female chthotic deities of vengeance 22, 51
Eris, Goddess of Strife and Discord 18
Eros, one of the Erotes 157
Erotes 156, 157
Ersa (Hersa), daughter of Zeus and Selene 308
Erysichton, King of Thessaly 246
Eumeneia, Asia Minor 373
Eumenides (Erinyes) 22, 51
Eunomia, one of the Horai #2, Goddess of Law 51
Euphrosyne (Euthymia), one of the three Charities or Graces 50
Euripides, Athenian playwright 241
Europa 143
Europa, abducted by Zeus disguised as a white bull 210
Euryale, a Gorgon 52
Eurybia 12
Eurynome, an oceanid, mother of the Charities 50
Eurynomos, demon 145
Euterpe, the muse of music 48

Fates, The (Moirai) 51, 244
Fennel 129
Fire, The Gift of 129
First Order of Dieties 5
Flood, the Great 139, 264
Flora, Roman name for Thallo 51
Forgetfulness, Waters of 144
Fortunate Isles 144
Fraus, Roman equivalent of Apate 17
Furies, The (Erinyes) 22, 62

Gaia, Goddess of Earth (Mother Earth) 5, 141
Galatea III, statue sculpted by Pygmalion 355
Galatea, a nereid 349
Galetea II, mother of Pandion 349
Ganymede 306, 317
Geras, God of Old Age 17
Gigantes 22, 44
Gods, The 39
Golden Age, End of 137
Golden Age, The 126
golden fleece 260
Gordian Knot 382
Gordias, founder of Gordium and father of Midas 381
Gordium, city of, Phrygia 382
Gorgons 52, 87
Graces, The (The Charities) 50
Gratiae, Roman name for The Charities 51
Greek Sea or Dardanelles 359
Gyges, a Hecatoncheir 8

Hades and Persephone 149
Hades regurgitated 38
Hades, King of the Underworld 27, 61, 142
Halicarnassus 154
hamadryad, a type of dryad associated with a particular kind of tree 54, 247
Harmonia 213
Hecate, Titaness 150
Hecatonchires 8, 23, 44, 56
Hedone, daughter of Psyche, spirit of pleasure and delight 186
Hedylogus, one of the Erotes 157
Helicon, Mount 46
Helios, piqued at the Gates of Dawn 203
Helios, Titan 151
Helle, son of Athamas 260
Hellen, son of Deucalion and Pyrrha 264
Hellespont or Dardanelles 359
Hemera, Goddess of Daytime 5
Hephaestus, god of blacksmiths 68, 71, 83, 109, 254
Hera and Tiresias 330
Hera regurgitated 38
Hera, sister and wife of Zeus, goddess of marriage, family, etc 27, 66, 96
Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite, one of the Erotes 154, 157
Hermes as Arch Psychopomp or chief conductor of souls 142
Hermes delivers Aphrodite to Epimetheus 133
Hermes fathers Pan and Hermaphroditus 154
Hermes, birth of the Messenger of the Gods, trickster, god of trade, thieves, travellers, etc 100
Hermes and Crocus 325
Hero, priestess of Aphrodite 360
Hesiod 43
Hesione, an oceanid 138
Hesperides, Garden of 204 208
Hesperides, Nymphs of the West/Sisters of the Evening 19
Hestia regurgitated 38
Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth 26, 58
Himeros, one of the Erotes 157
Hippocrene fountain 46
Hippolyte, maid to Smyrna 326
Honey 76
Horai, two sets of triplet daughters by Zeus and Themis 51
hubris 18, 283
Humankind, Creation of 118
Hyacinthus, struck by Apollo's discus and turned into a flower 324
Hydra 62
Hygieia, a daughter of Asclepius 253
Hymenaios, one of the Erotes 157
Hypaepae, in Kingdom of Lydia 292
Hyperenor 224
Hyperion, Titan God of Heavenly Light 7
Hypnos, God of Sleep 18
Hysminai, out of Pandora's Jar (or Box), Battles137

Iapetus, Titan God of Mortality 7, 13, 54
Iasion 213
Iaso, a daughter of Asclepius 253
Ichor, the blood of the gods 81
Ictys, son of King Tereus and Procne, transformed into a revenge stew 303
Ida, Mount, Crete, birthplace of Zeus 30, 154
Idmon, father of Arachne 292
Ilium, former name of Troy 306, 318
Illyrius, son of Cadmus and Harmonia 227
Ilos 306
Inachus, King of Argos 189
Ino 227, 241
Io 189
Iphimedia 259
Ixion, King of the Lapiths 256

Jar, Opening the 136
Jason and the Argonauts 260
Judges of the Underworld 143
Juno, Roman equivalent of Hera 66
Justina, Roman name for Dike 51

Karma 18
Kerberos (Cerberus) Three-headed Hound of Hades 62
Keres, female spirits of death, daughters of Nix 52
Keroessa 193
Kerykeion, Hermes' staff 109
Kithara, musical instrument, lyre 363
Kore (Persephone) 149
Kos 81
Kronos and the Titanomachy 44
Kronos and the sickle 15
Kronos, children of, regurgitated 38
Kronos, Titan, father of Zeus 7

Lachesis, one of the Moirai (Fates) 51
Ladon, a river god 351
Lailaps the wonderdog 312
Lampros 349
Laomedon, son of Ilus, King of Troy 317
Latona, Roman equivalent of Leto 90
Leander and Hero 359
Leimakides 54
Lerna, Lake, one of the entrances to the Underworld 62
Lesbos 363
Lethe, River, Waters of Forgetfulness in the Underworld 62, 144
Leto and Zeus, dispatched to the island of Delos 90
Leto of Kos, daughter of Titans Coeus and Phoebe 81
Letoides, Leto's twins Artemis and Apollo 99
Leucippos II, son of Oenomaus 351
Leucippos, daughter, and later son, of Galetea II and Lampros 350
Libya 209
lightning, bolt from the blue 254
lime tree 379
Limos, out of Pandora's Jar (or Box), Starvation 137, 247
linden tree 379
Liriope, a naiad, mother of Narcissus 331
Livia, wife of Emperor Augustus 90
Lottery, The 60
Lucifer 61
Luna, Roman name for Selene 308
Lycaon, King of Arcadia 139
Lydia, Kingdom of 292
lyre 106, 390

Machaon, a son of Asclepius 253
Maenads, female followers of Dionysus 241
Magaera (Erinys) Jealous Rage 22
Maia, an oread, mother of Hermes and associated with nurturing and midwives 100
Makhai, out of Pandora's Jar (or Box), Wars 137
Mankind, Creation of 119
manna 22, 54
Mars, Roman equivalent of Ares
Marsyas, a satyr 286
Meadows of Asphodel 60, 277
Medicine, The Birth of 250
Medusa, a Gorgon 52
Megala Kazania 110
Meliae, nymphs of the manna-bearing ash tree 22, 28, 54
Melissa, a nymph who introduced honey to Zeus 76
Melops 265
Melpomene, muse of tragedy 48
Memnon 320
Memphis 209
Menoetius 54
Mercury, Roman name for Hermes 110
Mestra 248
metamorphoses 82
Methe 240
Methymna, Lesbos 363
Metieta 89
Metis persued, then consumed by Zeus 81
Metis, an oceanid and first spouse of Zeus 10, 44, 88, 89
Metis's Potion 35
Midas, King of Phrygia 383
Minerva, Roman name for Athena 86
Minos, King of Crete, and subsequently one of the Judges of the Underworld 143, 212, 301
Miseria 17
Mnemosyne, Titan Goddess of Memory 7, 11
Moirai, The (Fates) 51
Momos, God of Mockery, Scorn and Blame 18
Moros, God of Doom 17, 43, 68, 149
Morpheus 18
Mors, Roman equivalent of Thanatos 19
Muses, The 11, 46
Music 363
Mycene 189
myrrh tree 327
Mytikos 127

Naiads, freshwater nymphs 53
Narcissus 331
Narthex 129
Nectar 80
Neikea, (not Ikea) out of Pandora's Jar (or Box), Quarrels 137
Nemesis, Goddess of Retribution 18
Nephele, cloud nymph in the image of Hera 258
Neptune, Roman counterpart of Poseidon 64
Nereids, sea nymphs 11, 53
Nereus, a sea god 11, 349
nightingales 101, 305
Nilus, God of the Nile River 10, 209
Ninus, King of Assyria 346
Niobe, the Queen of Tears, daughter of Tantalus 261, 283
Niobids, seven sons and seven daughters of Niobe 283
Nisus, King of Megara 301
Nyctimus 139
Nymphs 53
Nyx, Goddess of the Night 5, 61, 137

oak tree 247, 379
obolus, metal token or coin 276, 143
Oceanids, water nymphs 10, 53
Oceanus, Titan God of the Sea 7
Oenomaus 351
Oenone, Island of 270
Oizys, Goddess of Misery, Anxiety, Grief, and Depression 17
Old Father Time (Kronos) 56
olive tree 86
Olympians 68
Olympus, Mount 68, 110
Omphalos, navel-stone of Greece 97
Oncaea, a nymph, mother of Arion 363
Oneroi, spirits charged with making and bringing dreams 18
Ophiuchus, constellation of (The Serpent Bearer) 255
Oreads, mountain nymphs 53
Ossa, Mount 259
Othrys, Mount, home of the Titans during the Titanomachy 9, 16, 25, 31, 43, 68
Otus 259
Ouranos 22
Ouranos emasculated 20
Ouranos, Primordial God of the Sky 6
Ovid 345
owl 86

Pactolus, River 389
Pallas 87
Pan 180
Pan and Acis 349
Pan and Apollo 390
Pan, goat-footed Nature God 154
Panacea, a daughter of Asclepius 253
Pandia, daughter of Zeus and Selene 308
Pandion of Phaestos, Crete 349
Pandion, King of Athens 303
Pandora, first woman created by the gods 132
Pandora's Box (or Jar) 136
Paphos, son of Pygmalion and Galatea III 359
Parnassus, Mount 46, 97, 140
parthenogenesis 5
Pax, Roman name for Eirene 51
Pegaeae 53
Pelagon, King of Phocis 216
Pelasgos 139
Pelion, Mount 258
Pelops, son of Tantalus 261
Pelor 224
Pentheus 227, 241
Periander, tyrant of Corinth 363
Persephone, goddess of the underworld and springtime 65, 149
Petasus, Hermes' winged helmet 109
Phaeton, son of Helios and Clymene, crashed the sun chariot 196
Phantasos, one of the Oneroi, God of Surreal Dreams 18
Philemon and Baucis 373
Philomela, tongueless daughter of King Pandion, transformed into a nightingale 303
Phlegethon, River of Fire in the Underworld 62
Phlegon, one of the horses of the Golden Quadriga 202
Phlegyantis, Kingdom of 250
Phobetor, one of the Oneroi, God of Nightmares 18
Phoebe, Titaness associated with the moon 7, 12, 81
Phoebus Apollo 196
Phoenix, son of King Agenor and Queen Telephassa, not the combusting bird 210
Phonoi, out of Pandora's Jar (or Box), Murders 137
Phorcys 52
Phrixus, son of Athamas 260
Phrygia, Kingdom of, Asia Minor 373, 382
Phylira, an oceanid 258
Pieria, Thessaly 46
Pierian Spring, The Fount of all Wisdom 46
Pierides 46
Pithos 133
Pleiades (Atlantides), The Seven Sisters 100
Pleione, an Oceanid 100
Pluto, Roman equivalent of Hades 61
Podalirius, a son of Asclepius 253
Polydorus 227
Polyhymnia, muse of sacred music, dance, poetry, rhetoric, etc 49
Polyphemus, another Cyclopes 349
Pomegranate seeds 153
Ponos, out of Pandora's Jar (or Box), Hardship 137
Pontus, Primordial Sea God 5, 12, 52
Poseidon regurgitated 38
Poseidon, god of the sea, earthquakes, etc 27, 60, 62, 86, 259, 349, 363
Potameides 53
Pothos, one of the Erotes 157
Praxithea 309
Priapus 242
Primordial Deities 5
Procne, daughter of King Pandion, cooked son, transformed into a swallow 303
Procris 309
Prometheus and the creation of mankind 115
Prometheus and the gift of fire 129
Prometheus bound in chains 145
Prometheus, a Titan 13, 44, 56, 83
Propoetides, the daughters of Propoetus 352
Propoetus 352
Proserpina, Roman name for Persephone 149
Proteus, Sea God, Old Man of the Sea 64
Pseudea, out of Pandora's Jar (or Box), Lies 137
Psyche and Eros (Cupid) 157, 160
Punishment, Fields of 144
Pygmalion, sculptor who fell in love with his statue 352
Pyramus 345
Pyrois, one of the horses of the Golden Quadriga 202
Pyrrha and Deucalion, survivors of the Great Flood 138, 264
Pythia, a priestess, the Oracle of Delphi 98
Pythian Games 98
Pytho (later Delphi) 98
Python, dragon-like serpent 97

Quadriga, Golden 202

Rhadamanthus, one of the Judges of the Underworld 143, 212
Rhea, Titan Goddess 7, 13, 25
Rhesus, King of Thrace 48
Rock, Sisyphus rolling the 280
rose garden of Midas 384
Salmacis, a naiad 154
Salmoneus 264
Sarpedon 212
Saturn (Kronos) 56
Scamander 306
Scylla, Princess 302
scythe 16, 38
Second Order of Devine Beings 7
Selene, Moon Goddess 209, 308
Semele 227, 230
Semiramis 346
Senectus 17
serpent 86
Sestos, ancient Greek town 360
Sibyl 98
sickle 16
Silenus 156, 238
Silenus and Midas 384
Silver Age, The 138, 154
Sisyphus, eternally punished for his deceitfulness 264
Skolio, The Heights of, on Mount Olympus 127
Sky Father (Zeus) 58
Smilax, a nymph adored by the boy Crocus, transformed into brambly vine 325
Smyrna (Myrrhe or Myrrha) daughter and lover of King Theias, turned into a myrrh tree 325
stag (Actaeon) 245
Staphylos, King of Athens. Died of the first ever fatal hangover 240
Stefani, on Mount Olympus 127
Steropes, a Cyclopes 8
Steropes, killed 254
Stheno, a Gorgon 52
Strymon 48
Styx, Goddess and boundary river of the Underworld 11, 62
Styx, River (Hate) 143
swallow 305
Symaethis, a river nymph, mother of Acis 349
syrinx, pan pipes 390

Talaria, winged sandals of Hermes 109
Tantalus, King of Lydia 261
Tarentum, Italy 363
Tartarus, Primordial Diety/Place of the Dead 5, 14, 44, 57, 60, 282
Telephassa, Queen 210
Telesphorus, a son of Asclepius 253
Tereus, King of Thrace, tricked into eating his son, Ictys. Turned into a hoopoe bird 303
Terpsichore, muse of dance 49
Tethys, Titan Goddess of Water 7
Thalassa, Primordial Sea Goddess 6
Thalia MkII one of the three Charities or Graces 50
Thalia, muse of comic arts and idyllic poetry 49
Thallo, one of the Horai #1, Goddess of Spring 51
Thanatos and Sysyphus 271
Thanatos, Personification of Death 19, 62, 143
Thasos 210
Thebes 224
Theia, Titaness 7
Theias, King of Cyprus 325
Themis, Titaness of Devine Law and Order 7, 12, 51, 140
Theseus 64
Third Order, The 58
Thisbe 345
Thoosa, an oceanid 349
Threesomes 50
Throne, Enchanted 70
thunderbolts 44, 56
Timolus, mountain deity 391
Tiresias, Theban seer 330
Tisiphone (Erinys) Vengeance 22
Titans, Clash of the 43
Titans, The 7, 23, 31, 39, 54
Tithonus 317
Trident 64
Triton, Sea God Messenger and Merman 64
Tros, King of Troy 305
Troy (Troad), Kingdom of 305
Typhon 14, 62
Tyro 265

Udaeus 224
Urania, muse of astronomy 50
Uranium 24
Ursa Major 303

Valhalla 52
Valkyries 52
Vesta, Roman name for Hestia 58
Voluptas, Roman name for Hedone 186
Vulcan, Roman equivalent of Hephaestus 74

Water Dragon, The 219
Wedding of Zeus and Hera (and Aphrodite and Hephaestus) 75
wine 239, 240
Woman, Creation of 132

xenia, the sacred duty of hosts towards guests 59, 256, 270, 378, 386

Zephyrus, God of the West Wind 164, 324
Zethus 225
Zeus and Atlas 54
Zeus and Selene 308
Zeus and Semele 230
Zeus and the Third Order 58
Zeus, birth of 30
Zona 160

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5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2024
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A good book with a nice twist on Greek mythology. Not read all of it yet, but it looks promising.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Accessible to Modern Readers and Sublime
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 October 2023
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We’ve all got hobbies. Topics that we gravitate towards. One (or two i suppose) of mine is/are Ancient Rome and Greece.

I tend to be a little bit snobby and try to directly read ancient writers (Homer, Ovid, Tacitus etc) so i was a bit nervy about a modern author’s take on the Greek myths.

If you’re like me, you delve into the reviews first, and can be slightly put off by the odd negative review. Dont be. In this case especially, dont be.

This is such a beautiful, entertaining, captivating and utterly accessible piece of writing that breathes life into the beginning and early myths of Ancient Greece.

Might be one of the best books i’ve read. The rivalries between Zeus, Hades and Poseidon when divvying out roles is an amusing bit; the initial demise of Prometheus touching, and the descriptions of Psyche arriving at Eros’ palace are magical.

Glad i bought it. I’ll get Heroes next.
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Rorza25
3.0 out of 5 stars Boring.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 July 2024
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I bought this book a couple months ago now and after reading a couple chapters it gets so boring. The story drags on a lot and tends to repeat itself over and over again. I wouldn’t recommend to anyone who isn’t very into Greek mythology. It isn’t a book you would pick up and be happy to keep reading on. Some of the stories are interesting but on the whole the book is boring and bulky.
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Nicola Alward
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 May 2024
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Whether you’re an avid mythology fan or a beginner I think this book is for you. I haven’t read properly in some years but I read this book till I couldn’t keep my eyes open
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JLC
5.0 out of 5 stars Kudos!
Reviewed in the United States on 1 May 2023
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I loved Greek myths when I was a child, but I was far along in life when I discovered that children's versions are REALLY sanitized. I had been meaning to read adult versions of the myths for years and when I found this one by Stephen Fry, I knew that I was in for a great romp from the Elysian Fields to the House of Hades. This is a very witty and compelling retelling of the exploits of the deities, with footnotes and side comments that indicate how much Greek mythology continues to inform our lives today. How marvelous it must have been to have lived in a world where no matter how ghastly you might have been in your life, it is not a patch on what the gods have done and where you are expected to fall in love with the beautiful no matter what sex or species. Some pedants have complained that Mr. Fry has been selective in the stories he presents, but frankly what he gives us is far more than we mere mortals can be expected to absorb and remember on our first journey into this strange and marvelous world.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good indeed
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I always loved listening to Stephen Fry... And I can't listen him on his writing. Easy to ready with a lot of interesting information but given on an unpretentious way.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stephen Fry kan skriva mytologi
Reviewed in Sweden on 13 September 2023
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Verkligen väl skriven bok och rekommenderar verkligen om du gillar mytologi
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5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging must read
Reviewed in India on 8 September 2023
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Good book. Funny and thrilling to read
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