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

Sword-fighting with Ares, giant boars, and two myths that feature the goddess of love? Things are heating up around here! But that might just be from Connor and Jack are getting fired up in this episode. Wanna know why? You'll just have to listen and find out! Hopefully we don't boar you with today's myth section which discusses Ares's association with pigs by means of violent revenge in the myth of Adonis...Programming Updates:As mentioned in today's episode, we plan to release our episode discussing the movie adaptation of The Lightning Thief after our full-book recap episode. Episodes of Notes from the Oracle will continue to release bi-weekly through the final two chapters and any remaining content we produce related to The Lightning Thief.We have also started recording episodes for the second book in the series, The Sea of Monsters! We hope you enjoy our remaining episodes for book one as we prepare ourselves to continue our collective journey into uncharted waters...This Week's Myths:Ares and Boars/AdonisIchorThe Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources)ARES MYTHS 4 WRATH - Greek MythologyThe Internet Classics Archive | Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 10Nonnus, DionysiacaIchor - WikipediaHomer, Iliad, Book 5GIGANTES - Giants of the Gigantomachia of Greek MythologyPlutarch, De Alexandri magni fortuna aut virtute, Chapter 2Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts!Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-the-oracle/id1792459969Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6NGNB8zoWnCGh6eVLMv1ahAmazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/80e263d0-d879-4a42-9e33-4dfc0ce4b96c/notes-from-the-oracleYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotesfromtheOracleWant to connect with us? Please direct all business inquiries to [email protected]