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Mythos : the Greek myths retold

By:

Fry, Stephen

Publication details: London : Penguin, 2018Description: xvi, 442 pISBN:

9781405934138

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Summary: No-one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or as brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. We shiver when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments and watch with joy as the legendary love affair between Eros and Psyche unfolds. Mythos captures these extraordinary myths for our modern age - in all their dazzling and deeply human relevance.

List(s) this item appears in: Stenhouse Library - Recreational Reads

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Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction book	Stenhouse Library Fiction Collection	PZ FRY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Issued	19/06/2023	S04258

No-one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or as brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses.

In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld.

We shiver when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments and watch with joy as the legendary love affair between Eros and Psyche unfolds.

Mythos captures these extraordinary myths for our modern age - in all their dazzling and deeply human relevance.

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