Packet O: Bonus 8
In a Euripides play, Creusa kills Ion using this substance, which had been gifted to the infant Erichthonius by the goddess Athena. For 10 points each:
[10h] What substance was deadly if drawn from a certain creature’s left side, but could raise the dead if drawn from the right? The bicephalic Amphisbaena was born after this substance was spilled over the sands of Libya.
ANSWER: Gorgon’s blood [accept the blood of Medusa; prompt on blood]
[10e] This son of Apollo used Gorgon’s blood to revive the dead, though he was later smited by Zeus for his insolence. A single coiling serpent characterizes this ancient healer’s “rod,” which may be mistaken for Hermes’s caduceus.
ANSWER: Asclepius [or Asklēpiós or Aesculapius; accept Rod of Asclepius]
[10m] In another account, Asclepius uses a herb he’d seen revive a dead snake to resurrect a child of Minos with this name. This name is shared by a sea-god desired by Scylla and a grandson of Bellerephon who swapped armor with Diomedes.
ANSWER: Glaucus
<KT, Mythology> | Packet O - Editors 1
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 20.00 | 100% | 46% | 54% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh A | Cambridge A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Imperial B | Edinburgh B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Main Site | ✓ | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 50% | 100% |
| Florida | Main Site | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | Main Site | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Midwest | Main Site | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 0% | 50% |
| Northeast | Main Site | ✓ | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Overflow | Main Site | ✓ | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| UK | Main Site | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |