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 Venom
• Hippocampi

The Oracle's Visions! (Links to sources)

• PYTHON DELPYNE - She-Dragon of Delphi of Greek Mythology
• Python | Riordan Wiki
• Ovid (43 BC–17) - The Metamorphoses: Book 1
• Hippocampus (mythology) - Wikipedia
• HIPPOCAMPS (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

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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 Fleece
• The 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.)

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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

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