Notes from the Oracle: A Percy Jackson and Mythology Podcast

Last chapter, the bad guys had phones. This chapter, the bad guys are pulling up with the might of the modern military industrial complex!? This book is really taking off! In this chapter, Percy Jackson and friends are engaging in a cliffside duel with the manticore, Dr. Thorne before the unexpected arrival of the Hunters of Artemis. Thalia rushed into the battle with her Aegis held high toward her foes, so join us for today's myth section where we're discussing the origins of the shield(?) of legend.

This Week's Myths:

• Aegis

The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources)

• ATHENA (Athene) - Greek Goddess of Wisdom, War & Crafts (Roman Minerva)
• ZEUS - Greek God of the Sky, King of the Gods (Roman Jupiter)
• Aegis - Wikipedia
• Homer, The Odyssey, Translated by Robert Fitzgerald
• Homer, The Iliad, Translated by Robert Fagles
• Epithets of Zeus - Wikipedia
• Virgil (70 BC–19 BC) - The Aeneid
• Diodorus Siculus, Library 1-7 (DS)
• Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca

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Wow, it is hard to believe that we are starting another book already. And yet, we're already coming up on 2 years of episodes! It truly blows my mind. This show has quickly become a steady rock in both Jack's and my lives. Thank you for joining us on this journey.

But enough of the sappy stuff! We've got a new book to open, and it's got everything! New characters! New monsters! And of course, our favorite band of demigod heroes to tackle it all! So join us as we open our copies of the Titan's Curse to follow Percy Jackson as he sets out to rescue the Di Angelos and encounters a manticore, the subject of today's myth section. There's a lot to cover, so let's get started!

This Week's Myths:

• Manticore

The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources)

• Manticore - Wikipedia
• MANTICORE (Mantikhoras) - Man-Headed Tiger of Greek & Roman Legend
• Ctesias - Wikipedia
• Indica (Ctesias) - Wikipedia
• Monopod (creature) - Wikipedia
• Photius' Excerpt of Ctesias' Indica - Livius
• The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 2 (of 6)
• Lucian's True History
• Photios I of Constantinople - Wikipedia
• Aristotle: History of Animals II
• Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana (Philostr.VA)

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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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