Greek Mythology Explained

A Deeper Look at Classical Greek Lore and Myth

By: Marios Christou, David Ramenah

Narrated by: Derek Perkins

Fans of George R. R Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series and the Game of Thrones TV series will love Greek Mythology Explained, a unique retelling of Greek mythological tales featuring love, betrayal, murder, and ruthless ambitions.

A fascinating take on classical Greek stories: Discover six classic Greek myths in this exciting retelling that paints both famous and lesser known characters in a whole new light. Follow the likes of Odysseus, Lamia, Bellerophon, Icarus, Medusa, and Artemis as their fates are revealed through bloody trials, gut-wrenching betrayals, sinister motives, and broken hearts. With an accessible writing style that delves into the thoughts, feelings, desires, and motivations of every character, these mythical figures and their compelling stories will resonate with listeners as they are guided through perilous and tragic adventures.

A deeper understanding: Greek Mythology Explained provides an in-depth analysis of each story told as it unravels the greater themes and valuable lessons hidden within each chapter. Listeners will gain a deeper insight into the character's motives and the varying depictions of the original Greek myths.

©2018 Marios Christou & David Ramenah (P)2019 Tantor

Love the stories

Love the stories and the story teller! Derek Perkins is one of my favorite narrators. The author does a great job of explaining the tale and the variations. Great listen.

Old Tales, New Eyes

This is a new look at many old myths in an easy to understand conversational approach.

Derek Perkins' narration is unhurried and solid.

Simple, and brilliant idea

I have read, and listened to numerous tellings of Greek myths, and after listening to Greek Myths Exaplained the only thing I cannot explain is why someone didn't think of it before.

The authors' technique of combining sources, filling in the gaps and injecting some recognizable modernity into characters made this like listening to these stories for the first time.

Hearing the inner voice of Medusa while the tale unfolds more slowly than the traditional version reinforces the tragedy and depth of her character and leads to a greater appreciation of the original stories.

The best I've ever heard.

This book is well written and well performed. Over the years I have come across hundreds of versions of these stories, and these stories agree with the best of them, and add suitable details to fill in some of the major gaps in the traditional stories (personalities, conversation details, etc.). I am a bit of an Ancient Greek enthusiast, and so I tend toward the purist mindset. As such, it's rare that I find anything written about their mythology within the last millennium that that I think is worthwhile. This book is so impressive that my only regret is that this isn't Book 1 of 30 in a series.

Great storytelling

I wanted to revisit the classics and thought this presentation was both entertaining and informative.

Great listen

Wish there was more stories to listen too. It was sad and had moments of making me “lol”

Adults only

I want aware that this book contains sexually explicit content/erotica. There is also sexually violent content. I was listening to it first with earbuds thank God because I usually listen to audio books in my car when my kid is with me.

there needs to be a warning for this sort of content.

great narration

loved the narrator, I laughed at the way he described things. the book was very entertaining

Some myths I’d never heard of.

Good retelling. I’d like more analysis. Explore Artemis and Apollo. Lamia. Confused me. Some more current feminist analysis.

A solid bit of information

First, I love the narration. Derek Perkins sounds awesome every time I hear him. Between him and Tim Gerard Reynolds, they are my favorite consistently heard narrators.

As for the stories…

I was surprised that they would be written in a story form at all. I got wind of this by the YouTube channel Mythology Explained and didn’t think it would be this well written set of derivative stories.

I was pleasantly surprised by them. I enjoyed my time with this audiobook a great deal, and hope that another set of story will come.