Question

Marcel Griaule claimed Mali’s Dogon people used information passed down from fishlike spirits called Nommo to correctly assert that this star was binary without modern scientific tools. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this “Dog Star” which commonly features in myth systems since it is the brightest in the night sky.
ANSWER: Sirius [or Alpha Canis Majoris; prompt on Canis Majoris]
[10m] In Tswana folklore, this constellation resembles three dogs chasing after three pigs. This Greek constellation was added to the heavens after its namesake was killed by Scorpius.
ANSWER: Orion
[10h] The stars were under the domain of this sky god who was the chief of the Akan pantheon. Anansi makes a bargain to obtain the world’s stories from this god after capturing creatures like hornets and a leopard.
ANSWER: Nyame [or Gye Nyame; accept Nyankapon-Nyame-Odomankoma or Odomankoma]
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UNC BAppalachian State B1010020
VCUDuke A1010020
James Madison AUNC C1010020
Liberty ALiberty C1010020
NC StateDuke B1010020
James Madison BUNC A1010020
UNC DAppalachian State A0000
Virginia Tech BLiberty B0000
Virginia Tech AVirginia10101030