Heroes: The myths of the Ancient Greek heroes retold (Stephen Fry’s Greek Myths, 2)

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An Open Letter to Stephen Fry". Mollylewis.bandcamp.com. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 30 October 2011 . Retrieved 22 October 2011.

I love Greek mythology, and I love Stephen Fry, so this was the perfect combination. Fry’s writing style was pretty much exactly what I expected, the perfect blend of information and humor. He stayed true to the original stories while still providing a fresh take on each of them with his more modern perspective. It makes for a very accessible but well-researched guide to the mortal heroes of Greek mythology.Six More Join Uma Thurman in The Brits are Coming". Comingsoon.net. 27 August 2015 . Retrieved 28 August 2015. BBC Radio 4 – Program Guide for Fry's English Delight". BBC. 8 September 2008 . Retrieved 4 February 2009. The book is essentially a short story collection with some connections showing up between the stories. Just like the last time around, I had trouble remembering all the names and relationships. Truth be told, though, this time I didn't try particularly hard. And I think, ultimately, this approach was beneficial to my enjoyment of the book. Frankly, I had a great time.

Fry, Stephen (30 November 2010). "Two Million Reasons To Be Cheerful". The New Adventures of Stephen Fry . Retrieved 3 December 2010. Following his first book on Greek mythology “Mythos” ( https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...), Stephen Fry continue to explore the classical tales of ancient Greece with “Heroes”, which explores the stories around such famous characters as Heracles, Jason, Theseus, Orpheus, Atalanta and Oedipus. The show marks the publication of Fry’s Heroes, the follow-up to Mythos, his 2017 compendium of tales from ancient Greece. Its opening half hour sets up his love affair with Zeus, Hercules and co, sketching out the cosmology for those of us bereft of a classical education. Not that Fry condescends: the several “as you probably knows” he inserts after telling us about this or that god or wing-heeled hero sound quite genuine.Stephen Fry: A restless soul", The Independent, London, archived from the original on 5 December 2008 , retrieved 9 February 2014 As a brief refresher for those who might not have spent half of their childhood thinking about the Greek gods and heroes, let me try to briefly summarise. Perseus beheads Medusa and kills sea monster Cetus. Heracles, who had incredible strength, killed his wife and children in rage. To redeem himself, he had to complete twelve labours, including stealing the golden apples of the Hesperides and capturing Cerberus, the three-headed dog guarding the underworld. Bellerophon captures Pegasus (who is also his half brother) and together they kill fire-breathing creature Chimera. Musician Orpheus was able to charm Hades into releasing his wife from the underworld. Jason led the quest for the golden fleece. Atalanta played a big role in slaying the Calydonian boar and in Jason’s golden fleece adventure. Oedipus leaves his adoptive parents (he believes he is their biological son) behind after an oracle tells him he would kill his father and marry his mother. Eventually the prophecy comes true with his real parents. Finally, Theseus slays the Minotaur, which leads to the story of Daedalus and his son Icarus flying too close to the sun. Stephen Fry is such a great narrator, and apparently a pretty great author as well. The voice with the perfect accent and tone and inflections, the wit, the easily accessible conversational style and the excellent ability to common-sense those weird Ancient Greek heroes and gods into normal regular odd people — all that worked perfectly.

Fry, Stephen (2002). Rescuing the Spectacled Bear: A Peruvian Diary. Hutchinson. ISBN 978-0-8129-6819-4. Stephen Fry & Bill Wyman". livingthelife.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011 . Retrieved 26 June 2012.Myth can be a kind of human algebra which makes it easier to manipulate truths about ourselves. Symbols and rituals are not toys and games to be dispensed with on our arrival at adulthood, they are tools we will always need. They complement our scientific impulse; they do not stand in opposition to it.” His rewritings are domesticated, then – but not revisionist. To this storyteller, Medusa is just “appallingly foul”: there’s no allowance made for her story’s blatant misogyny. Fry talks reverently about Promethean fire and human exceptionalism, about Icarus and the drive towards progress that the Greeks seeded at the heart of our civilisation. From an Anthropocene vantage point, some might question whether the impulse to build one’s own wings and fly suicidally close to the sun ought to be celebrated. Not Fry; he thinks it’s what makes us great.

Dawtrey, Adam (28 September 2007). "script writer for Dambusters film". Variety. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009 . Retrieved 4 February 2009.In August 2010, Fry joined the board of directors at Norwich City Football Club. A lifelong fan of "the Canaries" and a regular visitor to Carrow Road, he said, on being appointed, "Truly this is one of the most exciting days of my life, and I am as proud and pleased as I could be." [269] Fry stepped down from his Board position in January 2016, to take up a new position as "Norwich City Ambassador". [270] Fry said, "My five years in the role have been an honour and a privilege beyond almost anything I can remember. I wish I could take credit for ushering the club up from League One to the Premiership during that time on the Board. Actually, I'm going to. It was all me. It can't have been a coincidence ... But now I'm so happy to relinquish my seat on the board to Thomas Smith and to engage as fully as I can in the role of ambassador for Norwich City." [270] In February 2014, Fry became the honorary president of Proud Canaries, a new club for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender fans. [271]