Five aspects of Kaos that might or might not be from Greek myth – according to an expert

This article contains spoilers for Kaos.

Kaos is a modern-day, darkly comic reworking of Greek myth. If, like me, you got hooked on it, you might be wondering what was actually taken from myth and what was creative licence taken by Kaos’s writer, Charlie Covell.

Well, I’m here to help. I’m a Greek myth expert and my upcoming book, Mythica, is all about uncovering the real history behind the Greek myths. And in my day job as a classicist, I get to spend my time looking at (and reading) modern retellings of ancient myths. It’s not a bad life when you can say you get to watch Kaos for work.