Mythos

Contributor(s):

Fry, Stephen [Author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Penguin Books, 2018Description: 1 volume : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cmISBN:

9781405934138

Subject(s):

Summary: No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or 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. ; ; If you're enthralled by the magic of Greek mythology you'll love Fry's follow-up book Heroes which is OUT NOW, with tales of mortals and monsters, quests and adventures . . .

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TBS Barcelona Libre acceso	BL782 FRY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B01653

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No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or 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. ; ; If you're enthralled by the magic of Greek mythology you'll love Fry's follow-up book Heroes which is OUT NOW, with tales of mortals and monsters, quests and adventures . . .