Heroes

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It's a mixture of description, a little conjecture and of course the lion's share being taken by these grand old tales themselves. Thus, Fry tells the story of incredible human feats, of torturous labors, of gods’ punishments - usually for crimes the humans didn’t even commit solely because gods didn’t punish gods but still needed to let their anger out on someone. Elizabeth chooses her heart over societal norms and can always be caught enjoying a good book—giving her a spot on our heroine list. For some months now I have been wriggling my way through the fascinating world of Greek Mythology and I have finally come to the realisation these stories are Nursery Rhymes for Grown-ups.

We don’t need to believe that Poseidon or Zeus existed and were indeed deities that sneakily forced themselves upon women (oh yes, that is still a theme because the Greeks couldn’t get enough of that - here, we not only had an astonishing array of animals Zeus turned into but even golden rain! Mostly goes on about how embarrassed he is about his ruined face well for that he should have gone on embarrassing bodies instead of ranting on about through out the entire book. Chronicling the lives of some of the most famous Greek heroes (Heracles, Theseus, Jason, to name only a few), this book brings the various existing stories about them to a satisfying collection of sto Using a fairly informal, almost irreverent approach, for example he pronounces the names of people and places as comes most easily to him, Fry brings these stories to life like few others ever could. His plan backfired as this did not kill him, merely mutilated him horribly, and his actions were seen as bravery for defending his comrades and he was given a Silver Star medal for outstanding courage.Stephen Fry turned Greek tragedy into a goldmine of rich storytelling and a treasury of possible memes.

The quotes are lovely, and sometimes heartbreaking, but all of them memorable, which is the critical thing when you need them for an exam. Then, right at the end Stephen describes "Mythos" as a trilogy which I wasn't aware of so hopefully to match his shows there will be one more of these which will cover the Trojan war and its aftermath.My second Stephen Fry mythology book in as many days (I just read Mythos and loved that) and once again it gets 5*s leading me to think maybe I should try some of Fry's other books out. Clearly presented, easy to follow (or as easy as stories that are so frequently convoluted, with shaky timelines can be) and fun to read, I found 'Heroes' just as good as 'Mythos'. Fry's awesome narrative requires little to no introduction: It's hilarious, entertaining, and even educational. Never had such a ship been seen, not a roll, not a yaw, and not a creak from her timbers – so stable and so sturdy, so swift, straight, trim and true.