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What is your favorite modern retelling of classic stories and myths
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Avatar Image   Started by GunsNRoses GunsNRoses has 783 Grupie Points 7 months ago         Comments Add a comment

It can be a story couched in modern or foreign prose (Natural, Star Wars) or it can be in the original but different (Monty Python, Thor comics)

Tags: history, life, myth, people, story


 
       
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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Hercules, The Legendary Journeys

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Featuring Bruce Campbell in some episodes.

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Lord of the Rings

From the sagas to the prose edda, this is almost entirely based on Norse mythology

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Neil Gaiman's works

like American Gods, Anansi Boys, Sandman... the guy is incredible. highly recommended

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The Once and Future King

by T.H. White. An entertaining read for any age group over 10 or 12. This is the Arthurian legend, retold from mostly Arthur's po... [show more]

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Mary Renault's books about Theseus

Bull From the Sea, and The King Must Die- wonderful!

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King Jesus

by Robert Graves, 1946. Makes the Jesus story historically plausible. Precursor to the controversial "Last Temptation of Christ" movie.

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This topic was started by GunsNRoses GunsNRoses has 783 Grupie Points on May 5th, 2008. 9 grupies have voted on one or more of the 9 answers.

Tags: history, life, myth, people, story

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