Question

In the late 15th century, a marble inscription mentioning this deity was transferred from Rome to the Salerno archiepiscopal (“AR-kee-uh-PISS-kuh-pull”) complex in an antiquarian hoax involving a fake ancient temple. Ovid described this deity working with a curved tool, “not a javelin,” while listening to a story about a man who falls in love with a descendant of Teucer (“TOO-ser”) but hangs himself on her doorstep. This goddess and her partner (10[1])were venerated on an August 13th festival that marked the beginning of Autumn. After rejecting Silvanus and Picus, (10[1])this goddess was finally seduced by a god (10[1])whom Propertius (-5[1])claimed was from the Etruscan city (-5[1])of Volsinii. That god disguises himself (10[1])as an old woman (10[1])to tell (10[1])this goddess (10[1])about Anaxarete (“ah-NACKS-ah-REE-tee”), who was turned to stone after rejecting Iphis. This goddess’s symbols include the cornucopia (10[1]-5[1])and the pruning knife. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this Roman goddess (-5[1])of fruit (10[1])and orchards, (-5[2])the consort (10[1])of Vertumnus. (10[2])■END■ (10[4]0[5])

ANSWER: Pomona
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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y2176%0%33%127.13

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Alex PijanowskiPurdue AYale B6810
Eve FleisigUC Berkeley AImperial A8610
Julian GatchSouth Carolina AWUSTL A9410
Shardul RaoMinnesota AHouston A96-5
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTL BTexas A102-5
Matt JacksonChicago APenn A10810
Leah HonsingerFlorida AToronto A11210
Michał GerasimiukYale AOhio State A11410
Jacob EgolDuke AChicago C11610
Vinu HariharUC Berkeley BColumbia A13210
Michael LiBrown ANorthwestern A132-5
Todd MaslykMichigan AIllinois A136-5
David BassVirginia ACornell A143-5
Grace LiuMIT AGeorgia Tech A14510
Justin HawkinsIndiana AColumbia B147-5
Jim FanNorth Carolina AIowa State A147-5
Richard NiuCornell BNYU A14910
JD KrothIowa State ANorth Carolina A15110
Justin DuffyHarvard AMaryland A15110
Mitch McCullarIllinois AMichigan A15210
Benjamin WeinerMinnesota BGeorgia Tech B1520
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia Tech BMinnesota B1520
Aidan FeinVanderbilt ARutgers A1520
Joelle SmartRutgers AVanderbilt A1520
Brad MacLaineTexas AWUSTL B15210
Amogh KulkarniChicago BJohns Hopkins A15210
Sean DoyleHouston AMinnesota A1520
Raymond WangCornell AVirginia A15210