Notes from the Oracle: A Percy Jackson and Mythology Podcast

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) Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/cw/NotesfromtheOracle Members get access to new episodes a week early and a shout out at the end of every episode. Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-the-oracle/id1792459969 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6NGNB8zoWnCGh6eVLMv1ah Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/80e263d0-d879-4a42-9e33-4dfc0ce4b96c/notes-from-the-oracle YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotesfromtheOracle Want to connect with us? Please direct all business inquiries to [email protected]

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! Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/cw/NotesfromtheOracle Members get access to new episodes a week early and a shout out at the end of every episode. Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-the-oracle/id1792459969 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6NGNB8zoWnCGh6eVLMv1ah Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/80e263d0-d879-4a42-9e33-4dfc0ce4b96c/notes-from-the-oracle YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotesfromtheOracle Want to connect with us? Please direct all business inquiries to [email protected]

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. Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/cw/NotesfromtheOracle Members get access to new episodes a week early and a shout out at the end of every episode. Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-the-oracle/id1792459969 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6NGNB8zoWnCGh6eVLMv1ah Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/80e263d0-d879-4a42-9e33-4dfc0ce4b96c/notes-from-the-oracle YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotesfromtheOracle Want to connect with us? Please direct all business inquiries to [email protected]

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 Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-the-oracle/id1792459969 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6NGNB8zoWnCGh6eVLMv1ah Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/80e263d0-d879-4a42-9e33-4dfc0ce4b96c/notes-from-the-oracle YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotesfromtheOracle Want to connect with us? Please direct all business inquiries to [email protected]

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 Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-the-oracle/id1792459969 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6NGNB8zoWnCGh6eVLMv1ah Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/80e263d0-d879-4a42-9e33-4dfc0ce4b96c/notes-from-the-oracle YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotesfromtheOracle Want to connect with us? Please direct all business inquiries to [email protected]