Notes from the Oracle

Connor Stacey
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Notes from the Oracle

"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

    Chapter 12: We Get Advice from a Poodle | The Lightning Thief

    Join Connor and Jack as they discuss the death of Pan in this smaller chapter. The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) Pan (god) - WikipediaHomeric Hymns - WikipediaPlutarch, De defectu oraculorum, section 17 Moralia - WikipediaPseudo-Plutarch - WikipediaPan | Nature, Music & Flute | Britannicain the First Century. The Roman Empire. Early Christians | PBSCrucifixion of Jesus - WikipediaPausanias (geographer) - 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

    1h 4m

  2. JUN 15

    Chapter 11: We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium | The Lightning Thief

    This week, Connor and Jack talk about one of the best chapters in the novel. Chapter 11 features Percy Jackson entering the lair of Medusa in a horror-mystery style encounter that creates some amazing character interaction and allows this classic monster to shine before Connor breaks down everything you need to know about Medusa in this week's myth section! The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) Athena - WikipediaMEDUSA & GORGONS (Medousa & Gorgones) - Snake-Haired Monsters of Greek MythologyGorgons - WikipediaGORGO AEX (Aix) - Goatish Monster of Greek MythologyOvid - WikipediaCoronis (lover of Apollo) - Wikipedia Medusa | Riordan WikiPERSEUS - Argive Hero & King of Greek MythologyPerseus - WikipediaPolydectes - WikipediaAmphisbaena | Riordan WikiAMPHISBAENA (Amphisbaina) - Two-Headed Serpent of Greek & Roman LegendAmphisbaena - 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

    1h 57m

  3. JUN 3

    Chapter 10: I Ruin a Perfectly Good Bus | The Lightning Thief

    Join in as Connor and Jack talk about Percy Jackson officially starting his quest in this chapter! They're discussing a really dumb quote from Chiron, fun character moments for our questing trio, and some great action during the chapter breakdown before jumping into whopping FIVE separate myths including the surprisingly comedic contest for the patronage of Athens! The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) Riptide | Riordan WikiMaia - Wikipedia Pleiades (Greek mythology) - WikipediaAethra (mythology) - Wikipedia The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Iliad of HomerCap of invisibility - WikipediaPERSEUS - Argive Hero & King of Greek Mythology Hesiod, Shield of HeraclesHermes - WikipediaTalaria - WikipediaOdyssey - WikipediaTurms - WikipediaAthena - Wikipedia Harris and Platzner, Classical Mythology, 6th ed, 2012Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, book 3, chapter 14, section 1 Georgics - Wikipedia Erinyes - Wikipedia ERINYES - The Furies, Greek Goddesses of Vengeance & Retribution Theogony - Wikipedia Aeneid - Wikipedia Metamorphoses - Wikipedia Orphic Hymns - Wikipedia Euripides - Wikipedia Furies | Riordan Wiki  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 51m

  4. MAY 20

    Chapter 9: I Am Offered a Quest | The Lightning Thief

    Please note: we had some technical issues causing Connor and Jack's audio to overlap as you get toward the end of the episode. Apologies for any sections that sound like we're starting a sentence while the other person is still talking! Percy Jackson is getting a quest! Join Connor and Jack as they talk about the prophecy for Percy's first quest, create new headcanon about demigods at Woodstock and of course, chastise Chiron. All of that is followed up by a myth section featuring the history and mythology of the Oracle of Delphi. The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) https://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Herahttps://research-bulletin.chs.harvard.edu/2015/08/03/seeing-hera-in-the-iliad/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(mythology)https://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Pythonhttps://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Oracle_of_Delphihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibylhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphic_Sibylhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oracular_statements_from_Delphi 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 55m

  5. MAY 6

    Chapter 8: We Capture a Flag | The Lightning Thief

    It's time for capture the flag. That's right everyone! It's time for Connor and Jack's most anticipated chapter of Percy Jackson and the Olympians so far! Join in the excitement as they talk about the incredibly well written tragedy of Luke's setup as an antagonist, Camp Half-blood shenanigans, and an important conversation with Grover, and of course, don't forget that this all leads up to capture the flag! And after all that, Connor does his most in depth myth breakdown yet as this week's entire myth section is dedicated to the history and mythology surrounding the fearsome hellhound... The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellhoundhttps://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Hellhoundhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Hunt 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 39m

  6. APR 22

    Chapter 7: My Dinner Goes Up in Smoke | The Lightning Thief

    Join Connor and Jack as they discuss Percy Jackson's first week at Camp Half-blood before sitting down to talk some history and some myths. This week, Connor details the historical precedent for celebration of the winter solstice in the ancient Greek world, where the term "demigod" originates, and introduces the Garden of Hesperides. The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haloahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesperideshttps://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Garden_of_the_Hesperideshttps://www.theoi.com/Titan/Hesperides.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demigod 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 29m

  7. APR 8

    Chapter 6: I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom | The Lightning Thief

    As Percy Jackson gets his tour of Camp Half-blood from Chiron, Connor and Jack rapidly flip between discussing the things they love about the setting and yelling at Chiron for refusing to give a straight answer at literally every possible opportunity! Alongside that, this chapter features the proper introduction of Annabeth as well as Luke and Clarisse. And to round things out, Connor discusses some of the mythology of the Hermes, patron of travelers and thieves and carrier of a magical snake stick! The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Olympianshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceushttps://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Caduceushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeshttps://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Hermes 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 45m

  8. MAR 25

    Chapter 5: I Play Pinochle with a Horse | The Lightning Thief

    Listen in as Connor and Jack go on a variety on tangents in this slower chapter of the novel. Will Connor pronounce Pinochle correctly in this episode? No! Is he wrong about how many times Argus appears in the book? Yes! All that and more as they discuss the food of the gods, Nectar and Ambrosia, and introduce you to the watchful Argus as well as Camp Half-blood's director, Dionysus, just like Chiron does for Percy Jackson. The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosiahttps://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Ambrosiahttps://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Nectarhttps://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Dionysos.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysushttps://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Dionysushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_(Greek_myth)https://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Argushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_Panopteshttps://www.theoi.com/Gigante/GiganteArgosPanoptes.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Argus-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

    1h 11m
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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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