Question
In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, this man’s wife is taken to heaven by Iris and transformed into the god Hora. This man established a 300-person bodyguard called the Celeres (“KEH-luh-raze”). This man was succeeded in one position by Numa Pompilius, and after disappearing into a whirlwind he became the god Quirinus. After a conflict in which his wife Hersilia intervened, this man agreed to co-rule with Titus Tatius. This man won an augury contest by seeing twelve vultures. This man killed a rival after that rival lept over his walls. This elder son of Rhea Silvia was nursed by a she-wolf. For 10 points, name this twin brother of Remus and founder of Rome. ■END■
ANSWER: Romulus [accept Quirinus before read]
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Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Saif Virani (UG) | Fordham | Swarthmore B | 26 | 10 |
Frank Paz (DII) | Swarthmore A | Columbia A | 47 | 10 |
Zaid Asif (DII) | NYU A | University of Delaware A | 48 | 10 |
Vincent Zhang (DII) | Penn | Princeton | 86 | 10 |
Rio Lucenet (UG) | NYU C | NYU B | 103 | 10 |
Will Hollister (DII) | Lehigh | University of Delaware B | 111 | 10 |