Question
This figure rides a horse with seven legs and hides his soul in a needle inside an egg, which is nested inside a duck, which is inside a hare, which is in a chest buried on a faraway island. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this “deathless” figure from Slavic myth who kidnaps Marya Morevna.
ANSWER: Koschei the Deathless [or Kashchei the Immortal]
[10e] The description of how Koschei hid his soul resembles the Russian nesting type of these objects named for Matryoshka, or matron.
ANSWER: doll [or Matryoshka doll; or Russian nesting doll]
[10h] Before dying, this figure’s mother gives her a Motanka doll which she later uses to complete impossible tasks for Baba Yaga. This woman was known as “the Beautiful.”
ANSWER: Vasilisa the Beautiful [or Vasilisa the Fair]
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Summary
| 2023 ILLIAC (Cornell) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
Data
| Columbia Ly-α | RIT | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Cornell Wind | Cornell Earth | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |