Mythos

In Mythos, Stephen Fry retells the great myths of ancient Greece with the wit, warmth, and storyteller's relish that fans of his narration know well. Beginning with Chaos and the birth of the primal gods, he charts the coming of the Titans, the rise of Zeus and the Olympians, and the endlessly entertaining, often scandalous doings of gods, nymphs, and mortals.

Here are the tales everyone half-remembers — Prometheus and his gift of fire, Pandora and her jar, Persephone and the changing of the seasons, Midas and his golden touch — told in full, connected, and brought to vivid life. Fry wears his learning lightly, sprinkling the stories with footnotes, asides, and jokes without ever losing the grandeur or strangeness of the originals.

The first book in Stephen Fry's retelling of the Greek myths, Mythos is a warm, funny, and richly entertaining gateway into the foundational stories of Western imagination — no prior knowledge required.