Packet J: Tossup 4

A housefire indirectly caused by this object claims the life of Phayllus’s mistress after it had been stolen from the Temple of Athena Pronaea in Delphi. It’s not a garment, but Callirhoe (“kuh-LIR-oh-ee”) demands that her husband retrieve this object, which possesses (10[1])two golden ruby-eyed serpents and a four-winged golden eagle. (-5[1])Hyginus’s (-5[1])Fabulae instead attributes this object’s supernatural properties to a peplos (10[1]-5[1])gifted to its owner at the same time (10[1])by Hera (10[1])and Hephaestus. (-5[3])Amphiarus (-5[1])is persuaded to join (-5[1])the (10[1])Seven (10[1])Against (10[2])Thebes after his wife, (10[2])Eriphyle, (10[1])is bribed (10[1])with this (10[1])object (-5[1])by Polynices, (10[4])who had (10[1])inherited (-5[1])it (10[1]-5[1])from Jocasta. (-5[2])Hephaestus gifts this (10[1])object (10[1])to the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite (-5[3])during (-5[1])her wedding (10[3])to Cadmus, (10[1]-5[2])the founder (10[1])of (-5[1])Thebes. (10[2]-5[2])For 10 points, (10[1])what piece (10[1])of accursed jewelry was (10[1])owned (-5[1])by the goddess of concord? ■END■ (10[8]0[49])

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