![]() But they feel natural enough when one listens to him narrating them, although they do make one wince sometimes. I’m not sure how fond of Fry’s storytelling embellishments I would have been, had I encountered them in a book I was reading. He likes his gory details, spewing guts and semen, whenever the myths give him that option. Stephen Fry’s retellings of the myths are the opposite of the heavily toned down versions from children’s books. ![]() The story of baby Hermes stealing Apollo’s cattle or Arion and the dolphin (that poor dolphin!) were a joy to listen to rediscover. I was very fond of the Greek myths as a child, so part of the pleasure of this book for me was reminding myself of how much I had once known and forgotten. ![]() Stephen Fry’s retelling of the Greek myths was on the bestseller list and I decided to give it a go. ![]() I ended up listening to Mythos because I had a few credits on Audible that I had to spend very quickly, as I had decided to unsubscribe. I listened to Stephen Fry’s Mythos as an audiobook – a version I highly recommend, as it is read by the author himself. ![]()
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