Round 1: 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 on Mt. Etna’s shores. (10[1])Achamenides (-5[1])and Polites were two members of this group, which was pelted by boulders thrown by the (10[2])Laestrygonians (10[2])(“less-strih-GO-nee-ins”). A storm (10[1])sent by Zeus (10[1])slaughters the remaining members of this group after they consume the cattle of Helios. For 10 points, Scylla kills six members of what group during a return voyage to Ithaca? ■END■ (10[1])

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