Question
In Dennis Tedlock's translation of a creation myth, the counterparts of the “Maker, Modeler” sea gods are a trio comprising this god and a pair called “Newborn Thunderbolt” and “Sudden Thunderbolt.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this one-legged god also known as “Heart of Sky,” who sent a flood to wipe out an early, failed race of humans made from wood.
ANSWER: Huracan [accept Hunracan or Juraqan; accept U K'ux Kaj; accept Thunderbolt Hurricane]
[10e] The foremost of the sea gods, Q'uq'umatz (koo-koo-MAHTZ), took the form of this common Mesoamerican mythical animal motif that combines features of an avian and a reptile.
ANSWER: feathered serpent [or plumed serpent or winged serpent or just “bird snake”; accept snake in place of serpent; prompt on snake or serpent alone by asking “with what feature?”; reject “bird”]
[10m] In the Popol Vuh, the creation myth is interrupted by the story of the Hero Twins’ fights against this “self-magnifying” fiend and his two sons, the demons Zipacna and Cabrakan.
ANSWER: Vucub Caquix (voo-KOOB kah-KEESH) [or Seven Macaw; or Wuqub’ Kaqix]
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Summary
| 2023 BHSU @ Berkeley | 03/18/2023 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Maryland | 03/11/2023 | Y | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 2023 BHSU Online | 04/15/2023 | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Sheffield | 04/15/2023 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Waterloo | 04/15/2023 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
Data
| Dr. Christopher Manners, MD – Samarra, Iraq | Cornell C++ | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Cornell B- | Hutto Hippos | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Houston and friends | Rollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| The Enrique Trastamara Military Academy B | What is BH! And you are asking me? BHSU | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |