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. MAR 22

    Chapter 8: We Board the Princess Andromeda | The Sea of Monsters

    Listen in as Jack and Connor find their spirits further revived as Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson navigate zombie passengers and haunting dreams aboard the Princess Andromeda. We're discussing Percy and Tyson's brotherly dynamic, trying accents from down-under, and—wait a minute is that Luke? We'll have to hold off on that distraction until the end because first, we have a princess to rescue as we discuss the myth of Perseus and Princess Andromeda in today's myth section! This Week's Myths: Perseus and Princess Andromeda The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) Andromeda (mythology) - WikipediaPERSEUS 2 - Argive Hero & King of Greek MythologyEuripides - Wikipedia The Poetics of Aristotle Hyginus, Astronomica TROJAN CETUS (Ketos Troias) - Sea-Monster of Greek Mythology Homer, Iliad, Book 20 Apollodorus, LibraryOvid, Metamorphoses, Books 4 and 5 Lucian - WikipediaRiordan, Rick. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2). Disney Hyperion, 2006. 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

    2h 7m

  2. MAR 8

    Chapter 7: I Accept Gifts from a Stranger | The Sea of Monsters

    For another chapter where our main characters remain in one place, this one really moves things forward! Let us steal a moment of your time as Jack and Connor break down a chapter filled with intrigue as Percy and Annabeth work together once more to make a plan to save Grover and the rest of Camp Half-blood, battle wits against Tantalus, and meet with Hermes, god of messengers. And once you've enjoyed all the depth that this chapter has to offer, Connor is back with some rather unique myths this week that you won't want to miss! Connor is correcting Rick's mythological retelling of the story of the origins of the Golden Fleece, discussing hospitality in the ancient world, and even touching the surface of the modern mythology of the Bermuda Triangle. This Week's Myths: Xenia, Hospitality in Ancient GreeceThe Bermuda TrianglePhrixus and Helle The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) Xenia (Greek) - WikipediaZEUS TITLES & EPITHETS - Ancient Greek ReligionHomer, Odyssey, Book 14 Pausanias, Description of Greece, Book 3, Chapter 11 Hospitium - Wikipedia Bermuda Triangle - WikipediaEuropa (consort of Zeus) - WikipediaCHRYSOMALLUS (Khrysomallos) - Golden-Fleeced Ram of Greek MythologyPhrixus - Wikipedia Apollodorus, Library (Apollod.) Hyginus, Fabulae (Hyg.+Fab.) Ovid (43 BC–17) - Fasti: Book IIINephele - Wikipedia Riordan, Rick. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2). Disney Hyperion, 2006. 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

    2h 37m

  3. FEB 22

    Chapter 6: Demon Pigeons Attack | The Sea of Monsters

    Pay no mind to the carnivorous birds in the trees, we have a chapter to discuss! As Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson prepare for the chariot race, we're discussing the growing tension at Camp Half-blood. Join us as we talk about what we would have liked to see in this chapter, defend Dean Martin, and finish it all off with this week's myths, so stay tuned for another labor of Heracles and the wide spanning mythology of winged horses! This Week's Myths: Stymphalian Birds - A Labor of HeraclesPegasi The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) Stymphalian birds - WikipediaSTYMPHALIAN BIRDS (Ornithes Stymphalides) - Man-Eating Birds of Greek MythologyPausanias, Description of Greece, Book 8 Lake Stymphalia - Wikipedia Diodorus Siculus, Library, Book 4 Hyginus, Fabulae BIRDS OF ARES (Ornithes Areioi) - Arrow-Feathered Birds of Greek Mythology APOLLONIUS RHODIUS, ARGONAUTICA BOOK 2 - Theoi Classical Texts Library PEGASUS (Pegasos) - Winged Horse of Greek MythologyHesiod, Theogony Winged horse - Wikipedia SELENE - Greek Goddess of the Moon (Roman Luna) Selene - Ancient Greek Vase Painting Riordan, Rick. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2). Disney Hyperion, 2006. 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

    2h 13m

  4. FEB 8

    Chapter 5: I Get a New Cabin Mate | The Sea of Monsters

    This chapter's theme? Torment. Percy and Annabeth are finally home at Camp Half-blood, but things aren't the way they left them. Like in Tantalus's eternal torture, our heroes are left wanting from their return to camp. Meanwhile, Connor and Jack are here to brave the exposition, break down all the important details, and complain about Chiron of course! And to round things out, we're learning all about Tantalus's punishment and what he did to deserve it with a detour into the world of his son, Pelops and some examples of chariot racing in Greek myth. This Week's Myths: TantalusPelopsExamples of Chariot Races in Greek Mythology The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) Homer, Iliad, Book 23Tantalus - Wikipedia Homer, Odyssey, Book 11Pindar, Olympian Odes Euripides, HelenHelen (play) - Wikipedia GREEK LYRIC I ALCMAN FRAGMENTS - Theoi Classical Texts Library Hyginus, FabulaeOvid (43 BC–17) - The Metamorphoses: Book 6Pelops - WikipediaHippodamia (daughter of Oenomaus) - WikipediaPELOPS - Elean Hero & King of Greek MythologyApollodorus, EpitomePausanias, Description of GreeceHyginus, Fabulae (Hyg.+Fab.)Riordan, Rick. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2). Disney Hyperion, 2006. 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

    2h 5m

  5. JAN 25

    Chapter 4: Tyson Plays with Fire | The Sea of Monsters

    Percy and his friends may have arrived at Camp Half-Blood, but this book continues to charge forward at a blazing pace! As Jack and Connor attempt to rein in another action packed chapter, Percy is battling against the bronze fire-breathing Colchis Bulls, a lesser known creature that the Argonauts encountered in their quest for the Golden Fleece. So come along as we discuss the nuance of Clarisse, the happenings at camp, and the iconic one-eyed monsters of Greek myth. This Week's Myths: Colchis BullsCyclopes The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) BRONZE BULLS (Tauroi Khalkeoi) - Automotons of Colchis in Greek MythologyAPOLLONIUS RHODIUS, ARGONAUTICA BOOK 3 - Theoi Classical Texts LibraryOvid, Metamorphoses, Book 7: Jason and MedeaDiodorus Siculus, Library 1-7Golden Fleece - WikipediaJason - WikipediaList of one-eyed creatures in mythology and fiction - WikipediaCyclopes - WikipediaCYCLOPES (Kyklopes) - One-Eyed Thunder & Lightning Giants of Greek MythologyCYCLOPES (Kyklopes) - One-Eyed Sicilian Giants of Greek MythologyHesiod, TheogonyCallimachus, Hymn to ArtemisThe Project Gutenberg eBook of The Odyssey, by HomerEuripides, CyclopsArimaspi - Wikipedia Herodotus, The Histories, Book 4, Chapter 13 Balor - WikipediaHitotsume-kozō - WikipediaOjáncanu - WikipediaLikho - WikipediaHitotsume-nyūdō - Wikipedia Riordan, Rick. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2). Disney Hyperion, 2006. 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

    1h 42m

  6. JAN 11

    Chapter 3: We Hail the Taxi of Eternal Torment | The Sea of Monsters

    This episode may be short, but it is packed tighter than a demonic taxi with a cyclops in it! Join Jack and Connor for a frenetic chapter that is filled with comedy and action. We're talking about the leading ladies for this chapter, the Graeae, in today's myth section as well as learning a little bit about the origins of Ganymede! So buckle up because this chapter is about to be a bumpy ride! This Week's Myths: The GraeaePerseus and the GraeaeAn Introduction to Ganymede The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) Ganymedes - Greek Cup-Bearer of the GodsGanymede (mythology) - WikipediaHomer, Iliad, Book 5, Lines 239-279Homer, Iliad, Book 20, Lines 199-241 The Elegiac Poems of Theognis Hyginus, AstronomicaNonnus, Dionysiaca Ampelos - WikipediaFagles, Robert, translator. The Iliad. Penguin Publishing Group, 1998.Graeae - WikipediaGRAEAE (Graiai) - One-Eyed Grey Hags of Greek MythologyGray Sisters | Riordan WikiGray Sisters' Taxi | Riordan WikiHesiod, Theogony, Lines 270-303Homer, Iliad, Book 5, Lines 576-626Enyo - Wikipedia Deino (mythology) - WikipediaPerses (mythology) - Wikipedia Riordan, Rick. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2). Disney Hyperion, 2006. 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

    1h 33m

  7. 12/28/2025

    BOOK 2 PREMIERE! Chapters 1&2: My Best Friend Shops for a Wedding Dress & I Play Dodgeball with Cannibals | The Sea of Monsters

    I hope you're ready to set sail because Notes from the Oracle is taking to the seas! This week, we're diving into the second book in the series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters, with a 2 chapter MEGA EPISODE! We're meeting new characters, reacquainting ourselves with the world, and of course, breaking down brand new ancient myths! Well.. brand new to us at least! So pack your things and put on your sailors hats; we're raising anchor! Sea you out there... Oh and one last thing: I hope you're ready for a lot moor nautical humor because I have plenty of puns on deck. This Week's Myths: A Reintroduction to Satyr PlaysCyclops by EuripidesLaistrygonians The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) Euripides Cyclops - Perseus Digital Library The Internet Classics Archive | The Cyclops by EuripidesSatyr play - WikipediaCyclops (play) - WikipediaSilenus - WikipediaEuripides - WikipediaFitzgerald, Robert, translator. The Odyssey: The Fitzgerald Translation. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.Homer, The Odyssey, Book 10 LAESTRYGONES (Laistrygones) - Cannibal Giants of Greek MythologyScythians - WikipediaAndrophagi - WikipediaIssedones - WikipediaHerodotus - 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 notesfromtheoraclepodcast@gmail.com

    2 hr

  8. 12/14/2025

    100 FOLLOWER SPECIAL | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - Live Action Movie Review

    We swore it upon the River Styx... or at least, we told you we were going to make it, so here it is! Our full review of the live action movie adaptation of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, and oh boy was it something! Thank you all again for following, subscribing, commenting, and reviewing! Your participation is what makes this all worth it! Programming Updates: Chapter 1 of The Sea of Monsters releases next on December 28th! We hope you all enjoyed this torturous conclusion to book 1! This holiday season, we hope you find time to curl up with a good book, watch a better movie than this one, and spend time with the people you love. We'll see you soon! 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

    1h 49m
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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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