Les Grands Mythes

I really enjoyed this series more than I thought I might. The visuals are amazing. Some episodes are less entertaining than others but just ignore another cool one will be right up. If anyone knows how to find out what all the art pieces are please post!

I love this series. It makes clear what so many other tellings of these stories does not. Firstly, you get the connective tissue between most of the stories, meaning they mostly work as one big explanatory myth - not just of creation but many other aspects of life. Plus, you get the key characters' backstories and motivations. Be warned: one hell of a lot of those motivations turn out to be sex, meaning that, while not in any way depicted salaciously or pornographically, a lot of this might be a bit much for, say, under-10s.

My personal reaction: pending further learning, all this means this is now my favourite cosmology, presenting us with the uncomfortable notion that a terrible madness composed of lust and vanity maybe at the heart of and inseparable from the life force. No wonder the Greeks gave us the conjoined opposites tragedy and comedy.

So I absolutely loved this show, but in the third season they continuously call Odysseus Ulysses. This isn't entirely incorrect except for the fact that it is called "Greek myths". The name Ulysses is the Roman name for the Greek Odysseus, so it should call him Odysseus. Also, some of the times in the godly family tree it does say Odysseus and the narrator still calls him Ulysses. Also, the narrator of season 3 is different than the previous two seasons, which is not necessarily an issue, however, he pronounces a lot of words and names differently. It isn't that big of a deal, but I could understand if some people might be confused about it.

I watched it twice and totally planning to watch another time. These series dive with us into the beauty of the Greek mythology. Following a logical sequence of the stories so you can get the whole picture. It allows you to understand the origin of a word a myth through a series of 20 episodes. Added to this the eloquence of the narrator in the original version (which is french). Really excited to watch the sequel of this which is the Illiad of Homer

Maybe a tad more nudity than is neccesary, but otherwise superb. While not all encompassing, it had a lot to teach someone who has been a fan of Greek mythology for decades. I would recomend to any student who doesnt have an issue with (artistic depictions) of the human anatomy.