Question
The Minoan Genius is thought to have been derived from this earlier goddess, who by the Middle Kingdom had largely subsumed the similar, earlier apotropaic deities Ipet, Reret, and Hedjet. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this protective household goddess, omnipresent in ancient Egypt, who was generally depicted as a feline-limbed, long-breasted, bipedal hippopotamus.
ANSWER: Taweret [accept Taut or Tuart or Taurt; accept Thoeris or Taoris]
[10e] Taweret also has the tail of one of these Nile-dwelling reptiles, which were especially sacred to the god Sobek.
ANSWER: (Nile) crocodiles [or Crocodylus niloticus; accept West African crocodile(s) or desert crocodiles or sacred crocodiles; accept Crocodylus suchus; reject “alligator(s)” or similar]
[10h] Taweret's titles included “mistress of” this entity, which was represented by the hieroglyph akhet. Ra and Horus were sometimes merged into Ra-Horakhty, a sky god whose name means “Ra, who is the Horus of” two of these things.
ANSWER: horizons
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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 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Northwestern | 02/25/2023 | Y | 6 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU Online | 04/15/2023 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Sheffield | 04/15/2023 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Waterloo | 04/15/2023 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Yale | 04/08/2023 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
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| The Vulture's Guide to Buzz | The Passion According to C.H. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Neg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy Style | Milan et al. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |