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)<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haloa" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haloa</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesperides" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesperides</a></li><li><a href="https://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Garden_of_the_Hesperides" target="_blank">https://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Garden_of_the_Hesperides</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theoi.com/Titan/Hesperides.html" target="_blank">https://www.theoi.com/Titan/Hesperides.html</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demigod" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demigod</a></li></ul>Follow 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 notesfromtheoraclepodcast@gmail.com

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