Question

Hercle, Kerberos, and Leinth flank this concept’s goddess in a Perugian mirror. The Shefton Collection owns a John Ruskin-owned statue of this concept’s personification standing on a globe that was discovered at Corfu’s Kardaki temple. A Volterra bronze mirror depicts this concept’s Etruscan goddess, Mean (“MAY-an”), attending to Uni as she suckles Hercle. The Sabine goddess Vacuna was identified with this concept whose Greek statues transitioned from a (*) “kneeling run” to an alighted pose with flowing drapery, as seen in Paionios’s depiction. The usurper Eugenius restored an altar (10[1])to this concept (10[2])that commemorated (10[1])the Battle of Actium within the Roman Senate House. (10[1])Zelus, Bia, and Kratos were the siblings of this concept’s personification, (10[1])who was held (-5[1])in the Athena Parthenos’s right hand. For 10 points, Roman spandrels often depicted “winged” motifs of what concept personified (10[1])by Nike? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: victory [accept Victoria; accept Altar of Victory; accept Nike until read; accept Athena Nike until “Nike” is read]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nick JensenThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Subremembrance of lost time8610
Jaimie CarlsonTeach Us to Outgrow Our LadnessHang et al., Robert Browning8910
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think DetailI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble8910
Cyrus Zhouwave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gpCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!9110
Jordan BrownsteinThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubI would prefer not to10010
JinAh KimThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)In Search of Things Past11110
Jason GolfinosSaint Peter Andre 3000[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?114-5
Rob CarsonBHSUEvans Hall destruction awaiters13310
Dylan MinarikRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillThe Canadians13510
Joy An[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?Saint Peter Andre 300013610

Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%0%11%107.78