“We lose ourselves in books, we find ourselves there too."
Hello everyone! I’m back this time and a little sooner than I was last time! Speaking of last time, remember Mythos? Well this is all about Greek Heroes specifically and how they got to their legendary status. “The days of the gods were numbered too.” Stephen Fry brings us stories of the heroics of some …
Hello all, I hope you’re all doing okay! I realise that I have been a tad AWOL on all platforms recently and been in a bit of a reading slump and I’m not really sure why because I’ve loved the books I’ve been reading. I then went on holiday and been pretty much non-stop since …
Onto our second book of my Greek pickings and here we travel to Troy and the tale of Helen of Troy and the wooden horse… “If this story, the story of Troy, has a meaning or a moral it is the old, simple lesson that actions have consequences. What Tantalus did, exacerbated by what Pelops …
Yay! The start of my Greek readings! For those of you that don’t know, I am going on a retreat in Corfu in May and I thought now would be a fantastic time to read my Greek mythology books. Now this is a short book, only 57 pages so needless to say this took me …
Hello all, Happy first review of January 2021! I started this book on Boxing Day (26th December 2020) but couldn’t finish it in time for a December review so instead it’s pride of place as my first 2021 review. Does anyone else like ancient history? I love it – my particular favourite is Ancient Egypt …