Jess’s Reviews > Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined > Status Update

-So while he was in the mortal world, she was still (just barely) in the Underworld. This is an intriguing interpretation; it means that his reason for looking back is because of excitement & an inability to practice caution/sense because of it. Jason is a conniving character, & the characters/plot points of the Argonauts quest are plenty.

Bellerophon is an overlooked figure when it comes to Greek myth; Pegasus is much more famous than he is. Likely due to Disney’s Hercules & the My Little Pony franchise, as well as miscellaneous fairy tale media. I found it interesting that in Fry’s retelling of Orpheus & Eurydice, Orpheus’s reason for looking back is clear cut. He accelerated his pace, & turned too early; Eurydice hadn’t caught up to him yet-

Ofc Heracles got himself into trouble as soon as he was free… now he has to serve more time & is dedicated to revenge, of all things. One thing I forgot to mention was that, through this collection, I learned that Heracles was given a different name at birth. When he was a baby, his parents named him Heracles in an attempt to appease Hera after she tried to kill him & his twin with snakes in their crib.

Classic Stephen Fry wit & expertise. I like that in the introduction, he states that you don’t have to know every name of every figure or place to enjoy or be knowledgeable of Greek mythology. There’s a lot to keep up with! Perseus is a cowardly hero who doesn’t do much in the way of bravery, combat, or even facing things head on. He deceives, & not even in particularly clever or cunning ways. Heracles is-