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

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Gengenbach, Sarah (3 May 2019). "Stephen Fry brings Mythos Trilogy to London Palladium". London Theatre Direct . Retrieved 13 August 2019. Appearing on the BBC's Top Gear in 2009, Fry had lost a significant amount of weight, and explained that he had shed a total of 6 stone (84lb; 38kg). He attributed the weight loss to walking while listening to audiobooks. [219] Fry is between 6feet 4inches (1.93m) and 6feet 5inches (1.96m) in height. [220] [221] Fry has stated that he is allergic to champagne [222] and bumble bee stings. [223] Fry also has prosopagnosia ("face blindness"). [224] [225] Cambridge Footlights ( Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Tony Slattery, Emma Thompson, Penny Dwyer and Paul Shearer) Fry was cast in Simon Gray's The Common Pursuit for its first staging in the West End on 7 April 1988, with Rik Mayall, John Sessions, Sarah Berger, Paul Mooney and John Gordon Sinclair, directed by Simon Gray. [50] Fry is a long-standing fan of the anarchic British musical comedy group the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and particularly of its eccentric front man, the late Vivian Stanshall. Fry helped to fund a 1988 London re-staging of Stanshall's Stinkfoot, a Comic Opera, written by Vivian and Ki Longfellow-Stanshall for the Bristol-based Old Profanity Showboat. That being said, this is a book which requires a certain attention span and focus to read. This issue arises simply because of the topic – there have been so many, extensive retellings of the myths which Fry had to isolate stories and characters from. Unfamiliar names and creatures are bound to create some confusion for the reader. This is mitigated through the book’s structure. Rather than following a chronological approach, Fry tells the story of each hero separately and even points out inconsistencies in the timeline, which makes it a digestible read.

Midgette, Anne (28 June 2013). "Kenneth Branagh's 2006 film of 'The Magic Flute' finally arrives". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 5 January 2018. Assured and engaging. The pace is lively, the jokes are genuinely funny, and Fry once again proves himself a master of great learning worn lightly Guardian Norfolk Day: Stephen Fry to give 'Toast to Norfolk' ". Eastern Daily Press . Retrieved 4 February 2022. Roberts, Jem (2018). Soupy Twists! The Full Official Story of the Sophisticated Silliness of Fry and Laurie. Unbound. p.69. ISBN 9781783524518.

The Cambridge Footlights Revue - BBC Two England - 20 May 1982". Radio Times. No.3053. 13 May 1982. p.63 . Retrieved 24 May 2021. In February 2018, Fry announced that he was recovering from an operation to treat prostate cancer, involving the removal of the prostate and 11 adjacent lymph nodes. He described the cancer as aggressive and said that early intervention had saved his life. [226] [227] Close (30 April 2008). " The Guardian: We're not celebrating Israel's anniversary". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 4 February 2009. Stephen Fry voices drama about the BBC". Radio Today. 11 September 2012 . Retrieved 14 November 2012.

Lloyd, John; Fry, Stephen; Mitchinson, John (2006). John Mitchinson (ed.). The Book of General Ignorance. Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-23368-7. Most heroes aren’t just randomly successful though. They go through tragedy, are influenced by both gods and other mortals and often start out as ordinary people (apart from the fact that they are related to a god). The skills and characteristics displayed by them aren’t so foreign to us in today’s world and their experiences can be transferred, if only in a metaphorical sense. The book’s opening quote sums up this message perfectly: “To all the heroes we have never heard of. Perhaps you are one.”

Martinson, Jane (1 February 2016). "Stephen Fry to feature in BBC1 mental health season". The Guardian.

Fry, Stephen (4 November 2010). "Silliness". The New Adventures of Stephen Fry . Retrieved 5 November 2010. On 30 April 2008, Fry signed an open letter, published in The Guardian newspaper by a number of Jewish personalities, stating their opposition to celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel. [185] Furthermore, he is a signatory member of the British Jews for Justice for Palestinians organisation, which campaigns for Palestinian rights. [186] Fry was among over 100 signatories to a statement published by Sense about Science on 4 June 2009, condemning British libel laws and their use to "severely curtail the right to free speech on a matter of public interest". [187] Fry, Stephen, 2017. "Eugene Onegin Alexander Pushkin Audiobook" (Stephen Fry Reads James E. Fallen, trans. Eugene Onegin) Luvvie, n". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. 1 March 2008. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011 . Retrieved 25 August 2010. (requires subscription)

Atheist Stephen Fry Delivers Incredible Answer When Asked What He Would Say If He Met God". The Huffington Post UK. 30 January 2015. Interview with Stephen Fry". VideoJug. 31 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009 . Retrieved 4 February 2009. Harvard Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University Presents Stephen Fry". Harvardhumanist.org. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011 . Retrieved 22 October 2011. a b "Stephen Fry announces first UK tour in 40 years". The Irish News. 2 May 2019 . Retrieved 13 August 2019. Overall, Heroes was an incredibly enjoyable read and definitely reminded me of why I was so fascinated by Greek mythology as a child. It can easily be read as a lone-standing book, the context of the gods is explained as much as necessary throughout and is in no way vital to understanding this set of adventures (although, I would also recommend Mythos). Fry’s ability to tell ancient stories in a modern, comical way is what really makes Heroes worth the read. It is mythology like you will not have encountered it before – not dry, neutral and factual, but lively, delightful and insightful.

Andreeva, Nellie (15 March 2016). "Stephen Fry To Co-Star In CBS Comedy Pilot 'The Great Indoors' ". Whittard, Tim, ed. (2020). Mental & Behavioural State Examination: Theory into Practice – A Nurse's Perspective on Psychiatric Assessment. The Choir Press. ISBN 978-1789630954. Day, Matthew (8 October 2009). "Stephen Fry provokes Polish fury over Auschwitz remark". Archived from the original on 10 January 2022 . Retrieved 9 October 2009. a b c d Hall, Edith (22 November 2017). "Mythos review – the Greek myths get the Stephen Fry treatment". yes. The Guardian . Retrieved 12 August 2019. Well, there is one thing. Perhaps you could change the child’s name.” “Change his name?” said Amphitryon. “How would that help?” “If you were to call him ‘Hera’s glory’ for instance? ‘Hera’s pride.’” And so it was decided. From now on Alcides would be called Heracles.”A lifetime ago, when I was learning ancient Greek as an eight-year-old, the textbook the school used liked to remind one of the English words that derived from Greek: “graph” and “graphic” from grapho; “telephone” from phonos; that sort of thing. I will never forget my puzzlement when, in a vocabulary list, it presented the verb thaumazo, offering this helpful thought: “thaumazo, I wonder, or marvel at. This is easily remembered by thinking of the English word ‘thaumaturge.’” And I suppose that was true, since I’ve never forgotten it.” Sigmund Freud notably saw in the Oedipus myth a playing out of his theory that infant sons long for a close and exclusive relationship with their mothers, including an (unconscious) sexual one, and hate their fathers for coming between this perfect mother–son union. It is an oft-noted irony that, of all men in history, Oedipus was the one with the least claim to an Oedipus Complex. He left Corinth because the idea of sex with his mother Merope (as he thought) was so repugnant. Not only was his attraction to Jocasta adult (and the incestuous element wholly unwitting), but it came after the killing of his father Laius, which itself was accidental and entirely unconnected to any infant sexual jealousy. None of which put Freud off his stride.” Over Fry's career he has received 11 BAFTA Award nominations for his work in television. For his performance as Oscar Wilde in Wilde (1998) he earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture along with the ensemble of the Robert Altman directed murder mystery Gosford Park (2001). For his work on Broadway he received a two Tony Award nominations for Best Book of a Musical for Me and My Gal (1987) and Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Malvolio in the revival of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (2014). An Olympian feat. The gods seem to be smiling on Fry - his myths are definitely a hit' Evening Standard