Question
The region named for this city was renamed in honor of Arsinoë II, who was then deified by an imperial cult centered on Alexander the Great. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this city. Before Alexander, a temple complex in this city would worship a creature called Petsuchos which they would adorn with gold and gems.
ANSWER: Faiyum [or Crocodilopolis; or Shedet]
[10m] Faiyum worshiped crocodiles named Petsuchos in honor of this patron deity, a crocodile-headed Egyptian god.
ANSWER: Sobek [or Sebek; or Sobki]
[10e] In an Ancient Egyptian monograph called the Book of the Faiyum, Sobek makes a nightly journey as an incarnation of this Egyptian sun god.
ANSWER: Ra [or Re; or Amun-Ra]
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Summary
| 2023 ILLIAC (Cornell) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 88% | 0% |
Data
| Cornell Earth | Columbia Ly-α | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Cornell Wind | Cornell Fire | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Rochester A | RIT | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Rochester C | Rochester B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |