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While this group feasts, a spear turns into a tree after an eagle drops it from a great height, marking where one of its members will die. That member of this group, along with his chariot, is swallowed by the earth before Periclymenus can kill him. Athena denies another member (10[1])of this group an immortality potion after seeing him grab a severed head and eat brains. This group’s members dip their hands in blood to swear an oath on the hide of a sacrificed bull. The divine horse Arion saves this group’s leader and only survivor, as related in an epic by (10[1])Statius. The Epigoni (10[1])(“eh-PIG-oh-nee”) are sons of this group’s members, including Amphiaraus (“am-fee-uh-RAY-us”), Tydeus, and their leader Adrastus. (-5[1])A play by Aeschylus (“ESS-kuh-luss”) is named after, (10[1])for points, what group of warriors (10[1])who united (10[1])to defeat Eteocles (“ee-TEE-oh-kleez”) and his city? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Seven Against Thebes [or Hepta epi Thēbas; or Septem contra Thebas] (Statius wrote the Thebaid.)
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Jim Fan (Grad)UNC A (Grad)Maryland A (Grad)4910
Ethan Rehder (UG)Duke A (UG)GWU B (Grad)10110
Munir Siddiqui (UG)Maryland B (UG)Virginia B (UG)10410
Joseph Chambers (DII)Virginia A (UG)Liberty A (Grad)117-5
Graham Troy (DII)UNC B (UG)UNC C (UG)12410
Perry O'Connor (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)Virginia A (UG)13010
Joshua Schmidt (DII)Liberty B (DII)Maryland C (DII)13210
Andrew Amygdalos (UG)GWU A (UG)William & Mary A (UG)13910
Nathan Redford (DII)Liberty C (DII)Roanoke College A (DII)1390