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This figure fathered the Coronides by his first wife, whom Hera sent to Tartarus for being too beautiful. In one story, this husband of Side (“SIGH-dee”) was conceived when three gods urinated on a bull hide to give king Hyriaeus (“high-REE-us”) of Boeotia (“bee-OH-shuh”) a son. This figure carried Hephaestus’s servant Cedalion, who guided him to the healing rays of Helios, on his shoulders. A jealous Apollo challenged another deity to shoot a black object far out at sea, which turned out to be this figure swimming. This figure, who was blinded by Merope’s (“MARE-oh-pee’s”) father (10[1])for violating her, boasted that he could kill every beast on earth, after which Gaea (10[1])sent a creature that stung him to death. For 10 points, the constellation Scorpio represents the killer of what hunter (10[1])whose own constellation has a “belt” of three stars? ■END■

ANSWER: Orion
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ryan SunBerkeley BBerkeley A9110
Aditya SivakumarBerkeley CStanford B10610
Ethan StrombeckStanford AStanford C12610