Notes from the Oracle: A Percy Jackson and Mythology Podcast

Connor Stacey
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"Notes from the Oracle" is a chapter-by-chapter read-through and breakdown of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and the rest of the Riordanverse that kickstarted our love of reading and mythology. In each episode, Connor and Jack recap and discuss that week's chapter before deep diving into the mythology and real-world history that inspired the gods, monsters, and other details from the chapter. Sources referenced during the myth section will always, always be listed in the show notes. New episodes of "Notes from the Oracle" will release bi-weekly on Sundays at 6 pm EST. If you're enjoying our show, share your favorite episode with a friend. It's the best way to support us, and it's totally free!

  1. Jul 26

    Chapter 18: The Party Ponies Invade | The Sea of Monsters

    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 CentaursDescription of CentaursPhilyra, Kronos, and the Birth of Chiron The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) CHIRON (Kheiron) - Elder Centaur of Greek MythologyEPIC CYCLE FRAGMENTS - Theoi Classical Texts Library Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica (AR)Hyginus, Fabulae (Hyg.Fab.)Philyra (Oceanid) - WikipediaIxion - WikipediaCENTAURS (Kentauroi) - Half-Horse Men of Greek MythologyPindar, Pythian Odes (Pi.P.)Centaur - WikipediaNEPHELE - Thessalian Cloud Nymph of Greek Mythology 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 notesfromtheoraclepodcast@gmail.com

  2. Jul 13

    Chapter 16: I Go Down with the Ship & Chapter 17: We Get a Surprise on Miami Beach | The Sea of Monsters

    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 VenomHippocampi The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) PYTHON DELPYNE - She-Dragon of Delphi of Greek MythologyPython | Riordan Wiki Ovid (43 BC–17) - The Metamorphoses: Book 1 Hippocampus (mythology) - WikipediaHIPPOCAMPS (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 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 notesfromtheoraclepodcast@gmail.com

  3. Jun 28

    Chapter 15: Nobody Gets the Fleece | The Sea of Monsters

    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 FleeceThe 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.) 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 notesfromtheoraclepodcast@gmail.com

  4. Jun 14

    Chapter 14: We Meet the Sheep of Doom | The Sea of Monsters

    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 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 notesfromtheoraclepodcast@gmail.com

  5. May 31

    Chapter 13: Annabeth Tries to Swim Home | The Sea of Monsters

    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 HephaestusSirens The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) Homer, Iliad, Book 23HEPHAESTUS (Hephaistos) - Greek God of Smiths & Metalworking (Roman Vulcan) HEPHAESTUS ESTATE & RETINUE - Greek Mythology Cicero, Nature of the GodsLipari - WikipediaLemnos - Wikipedia APOLLONIUS RHODIUS, ARGONAUTICA BOOK 4 - Theoi Classical Texts Library SIRENS (Seirenes) - Half-Bird Women of Greek MythologyHomer, The Odyssey, translated by Robert FitzgeraldSiren (mythology) - Wikipedia Ovid (43 BC–17) - The Metamorphoses: Book 5The 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) 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 notesfromtheoraclepodcast@gmail.com

  6. May 17

    Chapter 12: We Check In to C.C.'s Spa & Resort | The Sea of Monsters

    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 1560258853Wood, Peter H (2004), "Teach, Edward (Blackbeard) (d. 1718)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27097Johnson, Captain Charles (1724), A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious PyratesWoodbury, George (1951), The Great Days of Piracy, W. W. Norton & CompanyKonstam, Angus (2007), Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 9780470128213Senior, Clive M. (1976). A Nation of Pirates. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7264-5Butler, 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 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 notesfromtheoraclepodcast@gmail.com

  7. May 3

    Chapter 11: Clarisse Blows Up Everything | The Sea of Monsters

    It's official. Here there be monsters... That's right! Percy Jackson and friends are crossing the threshold into the Sea of Monsters where they're facing down the biggest, most dangerous foes they've faced yet: the legendary Scylla and Charybdis. Connor and Jack are breaking down every moment of this chapter's heart-pounding action before exploring the depths of the mythology that these monsters have to offer. But that's not all because Jack has brought a brand new Ramblings from Cabin 6 where this time he's providing another historical deep dive into America's civil war. This time, he's covering Union hero Laura Jackson, a lesser known historical figure and sister of the famous confederate, General Stonewall Jackson, so be sure to stick around to the very end of this episode, so you don't miss a moment! This Week's Myths: Scylla and CharybdisThe Clashing Rocks / The Sympleglades And a special new section! This Week's History Section: Laura Jackson and General Stonewall Jackson The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) Homer, The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.Strait of Messina - WikipediaCHARYBDIS (Kharybdis) - Whirlpool Monster of Greek MythologySCYLLA (Skylla) - Sea Monster of Greek mythologyCETO (Keto) - Greek Goddess of Sea MonstersAPOLLONIUS RHODIUS, ARGONAUTICA BOOK 4 - Theoi Classical Texts Library Aeneas - Wikipedia Apollodorus, Library (Apollod.) The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Odyssey, by Homer VIRGIL, AENEID BOOK 3 - Theoi Classical Texts Library Symplegades - Wikipedia Phineus - Wikipedia The Argonautica, by Apollonius Rhodius Riordan, Rick. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2). Disney Hyperion, 2006.James I. Robertson, Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend (1997).Stonewall Jackson Genealogy. Online Resources from the VMI Archives.Historic Beverly: The Jonathan Arnold HouseLaura Jackson Arnold | Civil War Women BlogSpurgeon, Larry. “Laura Arnold: Stonewall Jackson’s Unionist Sister.” Jackson Brigade Quarterly (2020). Laura-Arnold-paper-Final-Draft.pdfForgotten sister of Stonewall Jackson defied her family and paid the price - West Virginia Explorer 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 notesfromtheoraclepodcast@gmail.com

  8. Apr 19

    Chapter 10: We Hitch a Ride with Dead Confederates | The Sea of Monsters

    An encounter with a hydra can't bog this chapter down! It's got Monster Donut in it! Percy Jackson and friends finish their escape from the Princess Andromeda, and Connor and Jack are breaking down every detail of the phenomenal character interactions they have along the way and their discussions within the demigod hideout they stop to rest in before the attack from the Hydra. That means that in this week's myth section, we're talking about one of the most memorable multi-headed monster in Greek mythology, the dreaded Hydra. And the wind bag of course! So get yourself a box of donuts and prepare to dive into this delectable chapter. This Week's Myths: The Bag of Winds from the OdysseyHydras And a special new section! This Week's History Section: The History of the Confederate Navy The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) Homer, The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.LERNAEAN HYDRA - Nine-Headed Serpent of Greek Mythology Hesiod, Theogony Apollodorus, Library Riordan, Rick. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2). Disney Hyperion, 2006.Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations - Office of the HistorianStill, William N. “Confederate Naval Strategy: The Ironclad.” The Journal of Southern History 27, no. 3 (1961): 330–43. https://doi.org/10.2307/2205212.Hill, J. Richard, Rear Admiral (2000). War at Sea in the Ironclad age. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-304-35273-X.Sondhaus, Lawrence (2001). Naval Warfare 1815–1914. London: Routledge.The First Modern War? | Virginia Museum of History & CultureSurdam, David G. “THE CONFEDERATE NAVAL BUILDUP: Could More Have Been Accomplished?” Naval War College Review 54, no. 1 (2001): 107–27. http://www.jstor.org/stable/26391129. 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 notesfromtheoraclepodcast@gmail.com

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"Notes from the Oracle" is a chapter-by-chapter read-through and breakdown of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and the rest of the Riordanverse that kickstarted our love of reading and mythology. In each episode, Connor and Jack recap and discuss that week's chapter before deep diving into the mythology and real-world history that inspired the gods, monsters, and other details from the chapter. Sources referenced during the myth section will always, always be listed in the show notes. New episodes of "Notes from the Oracle" will release bi-weekly on Sundays at 6 pm EST. If you're enjoying our show, share your favorite episode with a friend. It's the best way to support us, and it's totally free!

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