Question

In Albanian folklore, this domain’s “beauty” names a goddess who makes unreasonable demands and has a kulshedra guardian. The chant “erce erce erce” (“AIR-kay AIR-kay AIR-kay”) addresses this domain in the Anglo-Saxon metrical charm Æcerbot (“ACK-er-boat”). This domain is personified by the Hittite “genius” Dagan-zipaš, the Lithuanian goddess Žemyna, and the Thracian goddess (10[1])from (10[1])whom Semele likely originates. The obscure nymph Plataea is cognate (10[1])with this domain’s Vedic goddess, Prithvi. (10[6])Moreover, (10[1]-5[1])both of those names reflect the reconstructed (10[1])epithet for this domain’s Proto-Indo-European (10[1])mother goddess *Dʰéǵʰōm (“DEG-yoam”), who is wedded to *Dyḗus ph₂tḗr (10[2])(“DAY-oos puh-TAIR”). In the Bibliotheca, (-5[1])Athena discards the semen (10[1])of Hephaestus into this realm, (10[3])whence it begets a snakeman (10[1])king of Athens. (10[1])For 10 points, (-5[1])identify this origin of the autochthonous (“uh-TOCK-thuh-nuss”) kings. (10[1])■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: earth [or ground, land, soil, or equivalents; accept field or farm; reject “rock” or “stone”] (The epithet is *pl̥th₂éwih₂ (“pult-HEH-wee”), or “broad one.”)
<Mythology>
= Average correct buzz position

Back to tossups

Summary

2024 ACF Nationals2024-04-21Y2496%0%13%82.26

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Conor ThompsonIowa StateGeorgia Tech4810
Michal GerasimiukStanfordCornell A4910
Danila KabotyanskiIndianaWaterloo5910
Andy YuMarylandBrown6510
Karthik PrasadCornell BHarvard6510
Ashish SubramanianDukeClaremont Colleges6510
Eshan PantNYUIllinois6510
Ezra SantosChicago DBerkeley B6510
Adam FineChicago AWUSTL A6510
Yashwanth BajjiMichiganToronto A6610
Matt SchiavonePurdueMinnesota A66-5
Urbas EkkaMinnesota BMcGill7310
Chinmay MurthyTexasNorth Carolina A7810
John MarvinChicago BColumbia A8710
Aum MundheRutgersWUSTL B8710
Sean JacksonSouth CarolinaKentucky90-5
Jem BurchYale BOttawa9410
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltNorth Carolina B9910
William GrogerColumbia BPenn9910
Joseph ChambersVirginiaToronto B9910
Arthur Delot-VilainYale AJohns Hopkins10410
Eve FleisigBerkeley ANorthwestern10710
Skand ParvatikarArizona StateFlorida110-5
Cory SmithKentuckySouth Carolina11710
Ethan AshbrookMinnesota APurdue11810
Liam StarnesChicago CTruman State11810
Graham CopeFloridaArizona State1180