Grab out your pens and pencils! It's testing time yet again. Jack and Connor are reentering the reading comprehension arena. This time, they're testing their knowledge of Percy Jackson and the Olympians second book, The Sea of Monsters... Will Jack retain his Golden Laurels? Will Connor manage to fish up a victory? Find out in this book's quiz episode!

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We're opening our copies of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters for the final time as we present our full review of the book. What were our favorite chapters? Our least favorite chapters? And our favorite myths? We're breaking down everything we loved about this book and some of the things we didn't.

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I hope you're ready to close the book... It's time for use to dive into the final chapter of Percy Jackson and the Olympians second book: The Sea of Monsters. What a journey it has been! Thank you all so much for joining us for another whole book! We look forward to sharing our full thoughts in our book review next episode, but in the meantime, we hope you'll join us we join Percy as he wraps up all the loose ends in this book. We're discussing Sally Jackson, Tyson and Percy's relationship, Percy's conversation with Grover, and of course, the return of Thalia. Finally, we wouldn't leave you without some myths, so Connor is bringing you some information on the various Thalias of Greek Mythology as well as the description of the Shield of Heracles.

This Week's Myths:

• The Shield of Heracles
• Thalia's of Greek Mythology

The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources)

• HESIOD, SHIELD OF HERACLES - Theoi Classical Texts Library
• Homer (c.750 BC) - The Iliad: Book XVIII
• Thalia (Nereid) - Wikipedia
• Thalia (nymph) - Wikipedia
• Thalia (Muse) - Wikipedia
• THALIA (Thaleia) - Greek Goddess Muse of Comedy & Bucolic Poetry
• HESIOD, THEOGONY - Theoi Classical Texts Library
• Thalia (Grace) - Wikipedia
• Charites - Wikipedia

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Brace yourself. We're racing to the end of the book as Connor and Jack cover the penultimate chapter in The Sea of Monsters. This chapter has some of the best moments in the series as Percy Jackson has heartfelt and interesting conversations with Hermes and Tyson as we begin to wrap up the major arcs for the book all before Percy and Annabeth team up once more for the dreaded chariot races. Of course, all of this is followed by more mythology as Connor details the origins of dragons and helmets in this week's myth section.

This Week's Myths:

• Hermes' Winged Helmet

The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources)

• LYDIAN DRAGON (Drakon Maionios) - Giant Serpent of Greek Mythology
• Draco Aionius | Riordan Wiki
• HERMES - Greek God of Herds & Trade, Herald of the Gods (Roman Mercury)
• Mercury (mythology) - Wikipedia
• Hermes - Wikipedia
• Turms - Wikipedia
• Ningishzida - Wikipedia
• Thoth - Wikipedia
• Etruscan religion - Wikipedia
• Etruscan civilization - Wikipedia
• Mycenaean Greece - Wikipedia
• Mycenaean religion - Wikipedia
• Minoan religion - Wikipedia

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I hope you're all ready for this episode because it is a fun one! Have you ever wondered how centaurs came to be? Have you wondered how centaurs went extinct? This week, Connor is answering all your centaur related questions! And we're not missing the chapter breakdown either. We're discussing the interesting choices in Percy Jackson's duel with Luke atop the Princess Andromeda as well as the fascinating conversation between Percy and Chiron and what it says about the philosophy of the series, so join us as Connor and Jack get nearer to the end of The Sea of Monsters...

This Week's Myths:

• The Origin of Centaurs
• Description of Centaurs
• Philyra, Kronos, and the Birth of Chiron

The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources)

• CHIRON (Kheiron) - Elder Centaur of Greek Mythology
• EPIC CYCLE FRAGMENTS - Theoi Classical Texts Library
• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica (AR)
• Hyginus, Fabulae (Hyg.Fab.)
• Philyra (Oceanid) - Wikipedia
• Ixion - Wikipedia
• CENTAURS (Kentauroi) - Half-Horse Men of Greek Mythology
• Pindar, Pythian Odes (Pi.P.)
• Centaur - Wikipedia
• NEPHELE - Thessalian Cloud Nymph of Greek Mythology

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It's time for a mega episode! This week we're covering chapters 16 and 17! As Percy Jackson, having rescued Grover and found the Golden Fleece, leaves the Sea of Monsters and returns to the mortal world on the shores of... Miami? And the return to the mortal world brings with it the return of Luke. Will Percy outwit him? Will Luke prove cunning enough to thwart our heroes? Will Connor ever admit that nereids exist in this series? Connor and Jack are talking about all of this and more in this week's episode, so sit back, listen along, and enjoy the show!

This Week's Myths:

• Elder Python Venom
• Hippocampi

The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources)

• PYTHON DELPYNE - She-Dragon of Delphi of Greek Mythology
• Python | Riordan Wiki
• Ovid (43 BC–17) - The Metamorphoses: Book 1
• Hippocampus (mythology) - Wikipedia
• HIPPOCAMPS (Hippokampoi) - Fish-Tailed Horses of Greek Mythology
• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, Book IV
• Statius, The Achilleid (Stat.+Ach.)
• STATIUS, THEBAID BOOK 2 - Theoi Classical Texts Library

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HE'S BACK! That's right! This chapter has all the action you could want. Tyson returns, Percy Jackson demonstrates his true godly strength as he bests his strongest adversary yet, and our heroes finally get their hands on the golden fleece itself. We're breaking down all the action, so that you don't miss a moment before diving into one of our biggest myths in the Sea of Monsters, a breakdown of the entire story of the golden fleece from it's beginning to the end of the Argonautica.

This Week's Myths:

• The Golden Fleece
• The Argonautica

The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources)

• CHRYSOMALLUS (Khrysomallos) - Golden-Fleeced Ram of Greek Mythology
• COLCHIAN DRAGON (Drakon Kholkikos) - Guardian of the Golden Fleece in Greek Mythology
• Hyginus, Fabulae (Hyg.Fab.)
• LacusCurtius • Strabo's Geography — Book XI Chapter 2
• Golden Fleece - Wikipedia
• Soanian - Wikipedia
• Domestication of the sheep - Wikipedia
• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica (AR)
• Argonautica - Wikipedia
• Pindar, Pythian Odes (Pi.P.)

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Join in this week as Jack and Connor discuss the home of the Cyclops... Percy Jackson and Annabeth have arrived at the home of Polyphemus, so we're finally taking the opportunity to take a deep dive into Odysseus's encounter with the classic monstrous villain of the Odyssey in this week's myth section alongside our usual chapter breakdown where we're laughing at carnivorous sheep, lamenting the stupidity of Clarisse, and celebrating the return of the GOAT himself, Grover!

This Week's Myths:

• Polyphemus

The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources)

• Homer, The Odyssey, translated by Robert Fitzgerald

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I hope you're listening with headphones this week because Percy Jackson is facing the Siren's song as he and Annabeth journey further into the Sea of Monsters. Connor and Jack are discussing how this chapter has it all. We're breaking down the emotional moments that give this chapter depth for the characters and some solid son-of-the-sea-god action before taking on two very different myths. First, Connor is addressing some of the set dressing and talking about the volcanic island forges of Hephaestus before exploring the surprisingly intricate lore of the Sirens.

This Week's Myths:

• Forges of Hephaestus
• Sirens

The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources)

• Homer, Iliad, Book 23
• HEPHAESTUS (Hephaistos) - Greek God of Smiths & Metalworking (Roman Vulcan)
• HEPHAESTUS ESTATE & RETINUE - Greek Mythology
• Cicero, Nature of the Gods
• Lipari - Wikipedia
• Lemnos - Wikipedia
• APOLLONIUS RHODIUS, ARGONAUTICA BOOK 4 - Theoi Classical Texts Library
• SIRENS (Seirenes) - Half-Bird Women of Greek Mythology
• Homer, The Odyssey, translated by Robert Fitzgerald
• Siren (mythology) - Wikipedia
• Ovid (43 BC–17) - The Metamorphoses: Book 5
• The Internet Classics Archive | Helen by Euripides
• Pierides (mythology) - Wikipedia
• Ovid (43 BC–17) - The Metamorphoses: Book 5
• Hyginus, Fabulae (Hyg.+Fab.)
• Pausanias, Description of Greece
• Photius: Bibliotheca. Codices 186-222 (selected)

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YARGHH MATEYS! Beware the Sea of Monsters, for great evils lurk within. Including... pirates? Dead men tell no tales, so it's a good thing we're alive and well to break down this chapter for you! We're covering a real variety in today's episode. The chapter starts slow and somber as Percy Jackson grapples with the presumed death of his brother before quickly descending into complete chaos on Circe's island. As such, Connor is presenting a deep dive on Odysseus's encounter with Circe on her island before we get another special history deep dive from Jack! This week, Ramblings from Cabin 6 is all about the famed pirate Blackbeard, so climb aboard as we set sail for our longest episode yet!

This Week's Myths:

• Circe

This Week's Ramblings from Cabin 6:

• Blackbeard

The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources)

• Kirke (Kirke) - Greek Goddess of Sorcery, Sorceress of Aeaea
• Kirke - Wikipedia
• Hesiod, Theogony
• Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History, Book IV
• Homer, Odyssey, Book X
• Moly (herb) - Wikipedia
• Riordan, Rick. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2). Disney Hyperion, 2006.
• Perry, Dan (2006), Blackbeard: The Real Pirate of the Caribbean, Thunder's Mouth Press, ISBN 1560258853
• Wood, Peter H (2004), "Teach, Edward (Blackbeard) (d. 1718)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27097
• Johnson, Captain Charles (1724), A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates
• Woodbury, George (1951), The Great Days of Piracy, W. W. Norton & Company
• Konstam, Angus (2007), Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 9780470128213
• Senior, Clive M. (1976). A Nation of Pirates. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7264-5
• Butler, Lindley S. (2000). Pirates, Privateers, and Rebel Raiders of the Carolina Coast. Chapel Hill & London: The University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0-8078-2553-0.
• Woodard, Colin (2007). The Republic of Pirates. Harcourt, Inc. ISBN 978-0-15-101302-9.
• Lee, Robert E. (1974), Blackbeard the Pirate (2002 ed.), John F. Blair, ISBN 0895870320

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