Question

This deity doubts whether fortune desires the “mixing of peoples,” but assents to a senior goddess’s plan of sending black rain to lead two groups’ leaders to the same cave after a hunt. A celebrated temple to this deity was on Mount Eryx, where a hero’s ships land after favorable winds. This deity commissions a shield whose ekphrasis describes a “triple triumph” and the Battle of Actium. This deity consoles a son by explaining that his city is being destroyed by fire and earthquake (10[1])and bids him to rescue his father, reminding him that his wife Creusa and son Ascanius (-5[1])are still alive. This goddess counterbalances Juno and assists the Trojans throughout the Aeneid, (10[1])as she is the mother of Aeneas. For 10 points, Psyche married what goddess’s son Cupid? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Venus [accept Venus Erycina; accept Aphrodite]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Aditya SivakumarBerkeley CStanford C8310
Michał GerasimiukStanford ABerkeley B99-5
Nathaniel HullBerkeley AStanford B11310
Pranav VeluriBerkeley BStanford A13010