Heroes

Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology #2) by Stephen Fry  415 pp.

This is the book that follows Mythos. While the previous book covered the Greek Gods of Olympus, this volume is about the heroes of Greek Mythology who may or may not be descended from the Olympians. The tales include Jason and the Argonauts searching for the golden fleece, Atalanta, raised by bears only to be defeated by golden apples, Heracles and his twelve labors, Bellerophon capturing Pegasus and together defeating the Chimera, and Oedipus solving the riddle of the Sphinx. The audiobook is read by the author. While still an excellent retelling I think the first book in the series was better. Fry makes commentary relating aspects of the stories to the present day, it seemed that these were more intrusive than in the first book. However, the tales themselves are worth the listen.