Mythos by Stephen Fry

 

I've always been fascinated by the ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses (I mean, you just have to look at my username). Reading their tales, how they came to be, what they got up to, everything is just fascinating.
I do love how they aren't 100% perfect, you just have to look at Zeus alone to know he isn't perfect, and his wife Hera was in continuous anger with him over his never ending infidelity. Except her anger was always targeted to the innocent women and not her husband.

Tera and I picked Mythos by Stephen Fry for our Clio's Book Club read.
This is actually my second time reading it, but I'm not fussed at all. I loved it the first and second time.

Stephen Fry gives these stories a modern twist, adding his own comedic flare to these crazy characters. 

It is a bit hard when you first get into the book, you are inundated with character after character, trying to decipher who is related to who, but trust me, once you get past that God and Goddess dump, the stories begin.

Like I said earlier, this isn't my first time reading this, yet I'm always surprised to find out how many words we are still using today from the ancient Greeks. 
I also love the stories on how the bees came to be and the spider. And I know you are going to hear this word a lot, but I find it fascinating. Is there any other word for that?

If you can't tell already, I highly recommend reading Stephen Fry's ancient Greek books. I have also read his book Heroes, but I still haven't read Troy but that is definitely on my list to get.

I really do want to get into reading more ancient Greek mythology and even just about the people of the time. If you have any recommendations, please don't hesitate to comment on this blog post, or you can message me on my Instagram page.

Until next time, happy reading