Camp Half-Blood isn’t summer camp, it’s the Demigod Super Bowl. In this episode of Ancient Societea, we break down the most iconic Percy Jackson games (Capture the Flag, chariot races, combat training, archery, obstacle courses, canoe jousting, and more) and what they reveal about each cabin.

We get into Athena-level strategy, Ares-level chaos, Apollo kids trying to look flawless mid-fight, Hermes kids cheating their way to victory, Hephaestus builders getting wrecked, Aphrodite’s mind games, Hades kids playing it quiet until they strike, and Dionysus cabin being the wild card. Plus: the ongoing mystery of why they have swords… but no therapist.

Welcome to Camp Half-Blood: summer camp, but make it Greek mythology and unresolved parental trauma. In this episode of Ancient Societea, we’re diving headfirst into the Percy Jackson universe to break down what Camp Half-Blood actually is, who runs it, and why every single camper needs therapy immediately.

From emotionally unavailable god parents and magically chaotic cabins to chariot races, capture the flag, and monsters constantly trying to kill you, Camp Half-Blood is a sanctuary for demigods… and a breeding ground for drama. We unpack all 13 cabins, their godly parents, and the personality traits (and issues) that come with being Zeus’s golden child, Athena’s burnt-out overachiever, Ares’s angry fight club kid, Apollo’s stressed theatre kid, Aphrodite’s underestimated icon, and Hades’s emotionally wrecked goth child.

Along the way, we talk Percy Jackson as the reluctant main character, Annabeth Chase as the smartest girl in the room, Clarisse LeRue as a misunderstood bully, and why Hermes’s cabin is basically foster care with knives. It’s found family, Greek gods behaving badly, modern mythology, and way too many daddy issues for one summer camp.

If you love Percy Jackson, Greek mythology retold with modern humor, character deep dives, and chaotic god lore, this episode is your Camp Half-Blood orientation.

Apollo thought he was God’s gift to dating, Daphne said absolutely not. In this episode of Ancient Societea, Lexi and Filip unpack one of Greek mythology’s most unhinged love stories. We have Apollo vs. boundaries, Eros choosing violence, and a nymph who would literally rather become a tree than go on a second date.

From golden arrows and bruised egos to the origin story of laurel crowns, this myth has everything: obsession, rejection, divine pettiness, and the most iconic hard pass in ancient history. Was Apollo cursed… or just incapable of taking a hint? And is Daphne the original “single and thriving” icon?

If you love Greek mythology retold as chaotic gossip, toxic god behavior, and modern dating discourse, this episode is for you. Expect laughs, side-eye, and a very clear lesson about consent, ancient style.