Packet A: Tossup 6

Description acceptable. In death, a former member of this group became a daimon dubbed the “Hero of Temesa” who demanded annual maiden sacrifices until a lovesick Euthymus of Locri put an end to him. A member of this group hailing from Neritus retells the tale of Picus’ transformation and his encounter with the cannibal king, Antiphates (“ann-TIFF-uh-teez”), in the Metamorphoses. In the Aeneid, Anchises (“an-KYE-seez”) comforts a terrified member of this group who had been abandoned (10[1])on Mt. Etna’s (10[3])shores. (10[2]-5[5])Achamenides (10[1]-5[1])and Polites (10[1])were two members (10[2])of this group, (10[5]-5[2])which was (10[1])pelted by boulders (10[1]-5[2])thrown (10[1]-5[1])by (-5[1])the (10[2]-5[1])Laestrygonians (10[16]-5[5])(“less-strih-GO-nee-ins”). A storm (10[5])sent (10[1])by Zeus (10[1])slaughters (10[1]-5[1])the remaining (10[2]-5[1])members of this (10[1])group (10[1])after they (10[1])consume the cattle (10[3])of Helios. (10[8]-5[2])For 10 points, (10[1])Scylla kills six members of what (10[1])group (10[2])during a return voyage to Ithaca? (10[2])■END■ (10[14]0[2])

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