Chapter 20: I Battle My Jerk Relative | The Lightning Thief

Last chapter, the bad guys had phones. This chapter, the bad guys are pulling up with the might of the modern military industrial complex!? This book is really taking off! In this chapter, Percy Jackson and friends are engaging in a cliffside duel with the manticore, Dr. Thorne before the unexpected arrival of the Hunters of Artemis. Thalia rushed into the battle with her Aegis held high toward her foes, so join us for today's myth section where we're discussing the origins of the shield(?) of legend. This Week's Myths: Aegis

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

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

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

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