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. 2d ago

    We Eat a Victorian Pineapple | Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters - Full Book Review

    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 notesfromtheoraclepodcast@gmail.com

  2. Aug 23

    Chapter 20: The Fleece Works Its Magic Too Well | The Sea of Monsters

    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 HeraclesThalia's of Greek Mythology The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) HESIOD, SHIELD OF HERACLES - Theoi Classical Texts LibraryHomer (c.750 BC) - The Iliad: Book XVIII Thalia (Nereid) - Wikipedia Thalia (nymph) - Wikipedia Thalia (Muse) - Wikipedia THALIA (Thaleia) - Greek Goddess Muse of Comedy & Bucolic PoetryHESIOD, THEOGONY - Theoi Classical Texts Library Thalia (Grace) - WikipediaCharites - 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

  3. Aug 9

    Chapter 19: The Chariot Race Ends with a Bang | The Sea of Monsters

    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 MythologyDraco Aionius | Riordan Wiki HERMES - Greek God of Herds & Trade, Herald of the Gods (Roman Mercury)Mercury (mythology) - WikipediaHermes - WikipediaTurms - WikipediaNingishzida - WikipediaThoth - WikipediaEtruscan religion - WikipediaEtruscan civilization - WikipediaMycenaean Greece - WikipediaMycenaean religion - WikipediaMinoan 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 notesfromtheoraclepodcast@gmail.com

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

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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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