Question

Answer the following about how folk etymologies of ancient Greek words influenced mythical stories, for 10 points each:
[10e] The fact that the first half of this goddess’s name is the Greek work for “foam” may have contributed to her origin story of being born from sea foam. She is the goddess of love.
ANSWER: Aphrodite
[10m] The superficial similarity between the Greek word for “ants” and a term for inhabitants of Phthia may be the inspiration for the story in which Zeus creates the first of these people by transforming ants.
ANSWER: the Myrmidons
[10h] The story Deukalion and Pyrrha is the origin of a folk etymology claiming that the word for one of these things derived from the other, since the Greek words for them only differ by one vowel. You may give both the Greek words or common English translations of each.
ANSWER: laos AND laas [or people AND stones; accept folks, persons, or human for "people"; accept pebbles or rocks for "stones"]
<Taylor Harvey, Mythology>

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2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y316.67100%67%0%
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y215.00100%50%0%
2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y316.67100%67%0%
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y621.67100%83%33%
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y215.00100%50%0%
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y313.33100%33%0%
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y520.00100%80%20%
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC10/28/2023Y415.00100%50%0%

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Columbia BJHU B1010020
John JayJHU A10101030
NYUColumbia A100010
UMD ARIT1010020
Cornell BSwarthmore10101030
UMD BRIT1010020