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Absolutely flipping brilliant. I‘m a lifelong Greek mythology nerd and his telling of these stories was a breath of fresh air. And the humor! Loved it.
pickAbsolutely flipping brilliant. I‘m a lifelong Greek mythology nerd and his telling of these stories was a breath of fresh air. And the humor! Loved it.
I consider myself semi knowledgeable in Greek mythology, but Stephen Fry is letting me know that there is still much more to learn! Bosporus and Oxford are basically the same word and get their origins from the story of Io (and Zeus being a cad, again). Plus I learned why the peacock is sacred to Hera! Enjoy 😊 #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Io_(mythology)
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Very grey day here, so i ll be in my reading nook with an epic book
Fancy a wee look through two illustrated editions of Stephen Fry's Greek Myths series? I just put a video up on my BookTube channel. I'm enjoying these books so much.
https://youtu.be/q42zV8dSJ5o
pickAn illustrated edition of Stephen Fry‘s Mythos of the Greek myths.
This was a lot of fun. Fry‘s comedic chops definitely shine in these irreverent takes on the Greek myths we all already know. But he‘s also produced some versions that I had never heard of. And the illustrations were gorgeously colored and very striking. Would recommend this to any mythology collection! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
repost for @daisey
original post: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2765325
pickMedieval legends of the history of Britain re-told and in some cases re-created from allusions elsewhere by Amy Jeffs, who after each story explains sources and connections with other tales and also her experience of some of the places the stories happened.
Some of the stories were completely new to me, some were vaguely familiar, and some were immediately recognisable. Sure to be enjoyed by anyone interested in folklore, myth, and legend.
