Question
This island names the fragmentary Epic Cycle’s lost first poem, whose conclusion describes the murder of Palamedes near the start of Trojan War. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this island where the birth of Aphrodite is celebrated by a stone at Paphos called the Petra tou Romiou (“PET-ruh too ro-mee-YOO”). It may be named for its copper deposits.
ANSWER: Cyprus [or Kýpros or Kıbrıs; accept Kyprida Aphrodite; accept Cypria or Kúpria] (The lost poem is Stasinus’s Cypria.)
[10m] The Cypriot city of Salamis was legendarily founded by this archer, whose descendent Anaxarete (“uh-NAX-uh-REE-tee”) turns to stone for rejecting Iphis. This half-brother of Ajax shares his name with a forefather of the Trojans.
ANSWER: Teucer [or Teûkros, Teucris, Teucrus, or Teucros; accept Teucrids or Teucrians]
[10h] In Ovid, this group of Cypriot women become the first prostitutes as punishment for rejecting Venus, which so offends Pygmalion that he retreats into sculpting and makes a statue that comes to life.
ANSWER: Propoetides [or daughters of Propoetus or equivalents; accept children of Propoetus or equivalents]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Nationals | 2024-04-21 | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 50% | 75% | 0% |
Data
| Cornell A | Columbia B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago A | Cornell B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Stanford | Truman State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| North Carolina A | Toronto A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |