"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 !
I feel the same about Mythos as I enjoyed reading it 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!!
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.
dsmyify oh definitely the Jesus myth seems to be inspired by the Horus one, but do you know if Horus paid a price for a gift he gave mankind? Like Jesus and Prometheus did
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!!
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.
Love reading his books. Have them all. It does seem strange though that a self avowed atheist believes in the Greek Gods..........................just sayin'
They are different; pankration is more Herakles' style while, as Fry explained, subduing your opponent using weight and pressure points is the essence of wrestling. In Book 23 of the Iliad (the funeral games for Patroklus) the Greeks had wrestling, boxing and armed combat as competitions so it is clear that they differentiated between different arts of fighting.
"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 !
wow. Bold statement! But i suppose we can all have own own opinions.
I feel the same about Mythos as I enjoyed reading it 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!!
I could listen to him tell these stories for hours... (and in fact I have, with his audiobooks !).
Yes... I like the way he tells his book.. 👍👍👍
And you've also copy and pasted your comment from other videos of Fry talking about The Greeks
@@garrettsweeney3945 Did I ? Or am I just losing it and repeating myself ! 😱
Achilles and Odysseus are my favorite.
Stephen Fry is such an intelligent and classy gentleman, truly a British national treasure
Stephen fry is such a wonderful well of knowledge. He makes everything sound relatable and exciting
He’s actually so fucking clever it’s ridiculous
It’s ludicrous
"He's not the brightest pixel on the screen" 😆 Please, is that a common phrase, or Stephen's invention? (Either way, I love it 😄)
His own I think
His own, but I wouldn't be suprised, if it became common use, after Stephen used it a few times.
Absolutely his own 😂
I could listen to him talking all day.
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.
dsmyify last part sounds a bit like Jesus
@@Lincoln.Osiris ~ the myth of Jesus is just a retelling of the myth of Horus.
dsmyify oh definitely the Jesus myth seems to be inspired by the Horus one, but do you know if Horus paid a price for a gift he gave mankind? Like Jesus and Prometheus did
@@Lincoln.Osiris ~ what gift did Jesus give?
dsmyify eternal life. Or at least much easier access to heaven than Old Testament times
Achilles is my favorite.
Heracles, Achilles and Odysseus are my holy trinity. Can't be forced to choose between them
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!!
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.
Just fantastic.
If you want a hero who combined the greatest aspects from quick witting to strenght to cunning i suggest you pick DIOMEDES.
Underrated take
@@dixonj41 But very well justified.
“… not the brightest pixel on the screen” 😂😂😂 …. I love listening to him ….
Does anyone know what was the inspiration to cover Greek mythology ?
knowledge.. it used to be only for the kings and royals to take Classic education and for a reason..
Achilles for me!
Athena for sure
That's a goddess, not a hero
@@majesthijmenii1976 a goddess that is a hero
@@onezero4905 no
@@majesthijmenii1976 yes
@@onezero4905 why?
Orpheus for me!
Bellerophon for me. Or Jason.
Diomedes!
Literally my hero
😉
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
Now they must pay tribute to the quite brilliant Steven Fry.
Alexander the great
Super name for Carol enjoyed interview on Breakfast tv
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.
ΑΘΗΝΑ
Οδυσσέας!
You dont know who I am. That's fine. Really I good
If you like these read ‘Troy’
Easy Achiles or Hektor (even tho I know he is Trojan)
Hercules/Heracles all the way
I really wish Stephen Fry would retell the Mahabharata (the longest epic ever written) one day…. I’m sure he would be impressed
Hear hear 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Love reading his books. Have them all. It does seem strange though that a self avowed atheist believes in the Greek Gods..........................just sayin'
How do you know he believes in greek Gods?
"Wrestling"
Pankration in other words
They are different; pankration is more Herakles' style while, as Fry explained, subduing your opponent using weight and pressure points is the essence of wrestling.
In Book 23 of the Iliad (the funeral games for Patroklus) the Greeks had wrestling, boxing and armed combat as competitions so it is clear that they differentiated between different arts of fighting.
@Ajit Adonis Manilal yeah pankration is all of it together, that is all...
Pagration is like box. Hellenoroman wrestling was different, and more" gracious I would say.
Lost all respect for Stephen Fry when he campaigned to throw democracy out of the window and ignore the BREXIT vote.
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