Stephen Fry's Favourite Greek Hero

There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes.

Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes.

In this companion to his bestselling Mythos, Stephen Fry brilliantly retells these dramatic, funny, tragic and timeless tales. Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. See Atalanta - who was raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples. Witness wily Oedipus solve the riddle of the Sphinx and discover how Bellerophon captures the winged horse Pegasus to help him slay the monster Chimera.

Filled with white-knuckle chases and battles, impossible puzzles and riddles, acts of base cowardice and real bravery, not to mention murders and selfless sacrifices, Heroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and our very best.

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[geeraardaernoudt]

"Mythos" and " Heroes " are two of the greatest books I have read or especially heard in my 62 years of living and I read at least 2 books a week ; from biographies of Stalin to he stories of Tsjechov, Congratulations dear mister Stephen Fry, you are a genius !

[Liz]

I could listen to him tell these stories for hours... (and in fact I have, with his audiobooks !).

[thehonestaspy]

Stephen Fry is such an intelligent and classy gentleman, truly a British national treasure

[cynful]

Stephen fry is such a wonderful well of knowledge. He makes everything sound relatable and exciting

[lufei]

Achilles and Odysseus are my favorite.

[alamian]

I could listen to him talking all day.

[dsmyify]

Prometheus. OK he was a titan but he's a hero. He stole fire from the Gods and gave it to us because his brother Epimetheus forget to give us a positive trait, like teeth, or claws, or haste, or camouflage. It was his love for mankind that made Prometheus steal arts and fire for us and he paid the price for it.

[maxhax]

He’s actually so fucking clever it’s ridiculous

[veronikap.]

"He's not the brightest pixel on the screen" 😆 Please, is that a common phrase, or Stephen's invention? (Either way, I love it 😄)

[pantelisevans]

I enjoyed, ,Mythos" immensely!! I haven't read, , Heroes" yet but I am looking forward to it. Mythos was a real eye opener for me and I would say that it is one of the greatest books I have ever read taking me to a wonderful journey full of unearthly things and creatures, helping me escape from the ordinary mundane world ! Masterpiece!!

[chriskalogrias]

Alexander the Great with ease, simply because he was not the creation of fantasy as the mythical heroes. He was a man like you and I.

[dancingvirgil]

Poor Heracles. He just wanted to be a family man but was forced into being a hero by the gods.

[dimitrisdaskalakis]

If you want a hero who combined the greatest aspects from quick witting to strenght to cunning i suggest you pick DIOMEDES.

[chowchichang]

“… not the brightest pixel on the screen” 😂😂😂 …. I love listening to him ….

Does anyone know what was the inspiration to cover Greek mythology ?

[alwest]

Basic and maybe very much affected by EPIC: the musical but Odysseus because he’s just so in love with his wife and neither die

[veshtitsacraftsandtunes]

As far as I know Theseus and the Minotaur was a kind of anti-Minoan propaganda by the Atheneans, who had to pay tribute to Crete

[ff]

Hello Stravros,
I'm half Hellene, many modern Hellene believe in the ancient, I would like to discuss it with
With you .
Here is a short modern Hellene Myth.

[ranjitntu]

I really wish Stephen Fry would retell the Mahabharata (the longest epic ever written) one day…. I’m sure he would be impressed

[nemesisoftrident]

Super name for Carol enjoyed interview on Breakfast tv

[Nicole-fpcy]

You dont know who I am. That's fine. Really I good