Now that most Olympians are alive and Zeus has enjoyed the companionship of many female nymphs, much to the displeasure of his jealous wife Hera, they feel the need for something more to distract them. I got to rediscover the events leading to the births of Hephaestus, Athena, Ares, Artemis and Apollo. I found this was the most enjoyable part of the book as I had forgotten the origins of many Olympians. Once this is done, the reader gets to properly meet the gods for the first time. With the creation of the third Order, the rhythm temporarily slows down so that Stephen Fry can introduce all of the secondary entities that result from the gods successful rebellion against the Titans.
Until now, the book had been fast-paced and very dynamic. The first forty pages of the book focus on the creation of the Universe, Orders 1 & 2, and end with Zeus freeing his siblings from their father and setting up the creation of the third Order. To me, Greek Mythology and Stephen Fry are a match made in heaven. Overall, he is known for his intellect, general knowledge and wit. His claims to fame are not limited to what I have mentioned above. Any Potterhead reading this article might know that Stephen Fry is the voice behind the UK version of the Harry Potter audio books. If you have never seen an episode, you are missing out! If you check it out, you will recognize the second half of the duo as Hugh Laurie aka Dr. I then became aware of A bit of Fry and Laurie, a tv series of sketches that aired during the 1990s. I first discovered him through Just A Minute, my favorite radio show that I highly recommend you listen to. I have liked him for a number of years now. My excitement for this book went beyond the topic it was also related to the author Stephen Fry. Through ‘ Mythos ’, I have been able to rediscover some of the myths I adored as a child and have uncovered many new ones that I had not heard of. Thus, when I saw that Stephen Fry had written a book about Greek mythology, I was very intrigued.
More recently, I appreciated the Netflix series ‘ Troy: Fall of a City’. I have always loved the Iliad and The Odyssey and thoroughly enjoyed the Percy Jackson books when I discovered them as a teenager. As a child, I was very interested in Greek mythology.
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