~ ★★★★ ~

Mythos is a retelling of all of the original stories about the Greek gods from the origination of Gaia and Uranus, to the creation of the Titans and the most famous Greek Gods - Zeus, Athena, Aphrodite, Hera, Apollo, Ares, Hades, Poseidon, Hermes etc. Stephen Fry brings his own style and thoughts to each individual story adding life back into this thousand year old tales.

The audiobook version I would argue is the best way to 'read' this book as Stephen Fry narrates the book and his own personality comes across very strongly. He sets a great tone for the book, and brings the characters to life very well with his changes of tone and style. The audio version was also really good because I felt like the whole Greek gods were being brought to life right around me, and it really added to the reading experience.

As well as Mythos covering lots of the big, well-known Greek mythology tales it also covered some of the lesser known stories about Ecco the nymph, and Cupid and Psyche. These are not the 'heroes' of Greek stories that we always see in Hollywood and the media. However, these are the Greek tales that provide interesting insight into Greek culture - they tell us about the Greeks attitudes, the retribution and cruelty of the gods and how fickle they could be. As Stephen Fry points out, these stories about the Greek gods are really the biggest reflection upon the Greeks themselves as they show us much about what they believed and how they behaved by creating these gods that represented them.

This book was both fun and still very informative about Greek mythology. It is by no mean a gospel or historically accurate analysis - however, it pulls together all of the stories that one would need to know to get into Greek mythology. I would recommend this to Greek mythology lovers and those with no knowledge of Greek history/mythology as I think it can offer enjoyment for all.