In Greek mythology, this country is named for the brother of Danaus who tried to convince the fifty daughters of Danaus to marry his fifty sons. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this modern-day country. One god from this country, Thoth, was syncretized with Hermes to form Hermes Trismegistus.
ANSWER: Egypt [accept Aegyptus]
[10m] This figure, sometimes identified with Isis, ended up in Egypt after being chased by a gadfly sent by Hera. This figure was the mother of Epaphus, the founder of Memphis.
ANSWER: Io
[10h] This scholar debated Mary Lefkowitz over his claims that Greek myths, such as the tale of Danaus, preserve the memory of Egypt’s cultural influence on Greece, a claim he set out in his book Black Athena.
ANSWER: Martin Bernal
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