Description acceptable. After dying in this manner, a man is turned into a flower whose petals are inscribed with the lament “AI AI.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this specific cause of death of King Acrisius. The jealousy of Zephyrus causes Hyacinthus to die in this manner.
ANSWER: hit in the head with a discus [accept answers indicating that someone is hit with a discus; prompt on being hit or struck without specifically mentioning a discus]
[10e] When he hit Acrisius with a discus, this rescuer of Andromeda fulfills the prophecy that he would kill his grandfather, which caused his mother Danaë to be set adrift.
ANSWER: Perseus
[10m] After Hyacinthus is killed by a discus, Apollo gives him a chariot pulled by these animals. Zeus takes the form of one of these animals to rape a woman, leading to the birth of Castor and Pollux.
ANSWER: swan [prompt on bird] (The woman was Leda.)
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