Question

After striking one of these animals, a deity watched how it was revived with an herb and later used that same herb on Glaucus. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these creatures, one of which wraps itself around the Greek god Asclepius’s (“uh-SKLEE-pee-uhs”) staff in a popular, and often misrepresented, medical symbol. Many of these creatures sit atop the heads of the Gorgons.
ANSWER: snakes [accept serpents]
[10h] Serpent healing has also been attributed to this deity, who lit torches for Demeter to search for Persephone. A black she-dog and polecat often accompanied this triple goddess.
ANSWER: Hecate [reject “Hecabe” or “Hecuba”]
[10m] Description acceptable. After dying of a snakebite, Eurydice was almost rescued from the underworld by her husband Orpheus, but it ultimately failed when Orpheus performed this physical action shortly before they escaped.
ANSWER: looking back at her [accept descriptions of Oprheus looking at Eurydice as they’re escaping such as turning towards her or seeing her; accept Orpheus turning around or turning back]
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BelmontAuburn A1001020
Clemson BEmory A10101030
Georgia Tech AGeorgia Tech B10101030
Georgia Tech BFurman0101020
Georgia Tech DAlabama A10101030
Georgia Tech DAlabama A10101030
Georgia Tech DAlabama A10101030
Georgia Tech DAlabama A10101030
Georgia Tech DAlabama A10101030
Georgia Tech DAlabama A10101030
Georgia Tech DAlabama A10101030
Georgia Tech DAlabama A10101030
Georgia Tech EClemson A10101030
Georgia Tech EClemson A10101030
Georgia Tech EClemson A10101030
Georgia Tech EClemson A10101030
Georgia Tech EClemson A10101030
Georgia Tech EClemson A10101030
Georgia Tech EClemson A10101030
Georgia Tech EClemson A10101030
Georgia AMississippi State A1001020
Georgia Tech CSouth Carolina A100010
South Carolina BAuburn B10101030
Vanderbilt ASouthern1001020
Tennessee AVanderbilt B10101030