A review by elusorius
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

3.0

This was my first introduction to Greek mythology. The book itself consists of a number of smaller chapters. In a way, Mythos is just a big collection of Greek short stories. The book started off with a whole list of character introductions, each more confusing than the last, though I'm grateful they were explained at all. Some characters seemed needlessly introduced to the reader, never to be seen again. The stories themselves were very well-written and paced, I found myself especially enjoying the story of Eros and Psyche. Some stories were dull, others absurd, enthralling and captivating. It is also especially interesting to see just how many of these Greek myths are still in some way alive today. From words that we adapted into the English language to Cupid on Valentine's Day. Overall, I would rate this book a 3.5 out of 5. I applaud the incredible difficulty and writing skill it must have taken to weave these countless myths into a somewhat coherent timeline, it's just not really my cup of tea.