Question

According to Pausanias, Spartans sacrificed these creatures to the god Enyalius. Demeter gave indigestion to a man who stole one of these creatures from a temple on Crete. After finding the dead Athenian Icarius, one of these creatures belonging to Erigone killed itself by jumping off of a cliff. Zeus crushed Tantalus with Mount Sipylus after his friend Pandareus stole one of these creatures that was (*) golden. One of these creatures that was given to Europa and passed down to Procris later turned to stone along with the Teumessian Fox. (10[2])A frenzy struck a group of these creatures in the valley of Gargaphia, causing them to kill their owner Actaeon after he saw (-5[1])Artemis bathing. For 10 points, name these creatures, one of which belonging to the hunter Orion is named Sirius. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: dogs [accept hounds or puppies or equivalents] (The other dogs clued were Maera and Laelaps.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αRochester A8910
Julian BushlowCornell EarthRochester B8910
Jiming ChenCornell FireRIT112-5
Cade ReinbergerRITCornell Fire13210

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y3100%0%33%103.33
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y8100%50%38%81.50