Question

A short poem called “The Gnat” was traditionally attributed to this author, and is included in an Appendix once considered to contain this author’s.youthful works. This author was interpreted as foretelling the birth of Jesus due to the (10[1])description of a messianic child called the (-5[1])“great growth of Jupiter” in the fourth section of one work. A character created by this author tears off a golden bough from a tree (-5[1])to gain admission to the underworld. This poet declared “Love conquers all” (-5[1])in the second of his Eclogues, and declared “Of arms and the man I sing” at the start of an epic poem whose title character kills Turnus and has an affair with Dido. (10[1])For 10 (10[1])points, who wrote the Aeneid ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: Virgil [or Publius Vergilius Maro; accept Appendix Vergiliana]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Beck FalettiUW GluttonyUW Envy3710
Dylan BianchiUW GreedUW Pride44-5
Matthew WangUBC BArizona State A69-5
Florian ChiuUW SlothUW Chastity81-5
Skand ParvatikarArizona State BBoise State11410
Sonya BatesUW WrathAlberta11610
Euan McCubbinUW ChastityUW Sloth1220
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona State AUBC B12210
Luke StroleUW PrideUW Greed12210

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY978%0%22%115.00
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY7100%0%29%97.43
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY683%0%50%102.20
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1080%0%20%85.25
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%11%91.00
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%80.40
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%50.63
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%25%94.38
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%87.33