Question

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 (10[1])hide (10[1])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 (10[1])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 sent a (10[1])creature that stung him to death. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])the constellation (-5[1])Scorpio represents the killer of what hunter whose own constellation has a “belt” (10[1])of three stars? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Orion
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ivan Stanisavljevic (DII)Duke A (UG)Virginia B (UG)3310
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (Grad)Liberty C (DII)3410
Brian Dudley (UG)William & Mary A (UG)GWU B (Grad)8110
Aidan Casdin (UG)JMU A (UG)Virginia C (UG)9110
Giovanni Mazzeo (DII)Virginia A (UG)Liberty B (DII)10810
Brendan Karg (DII)JMU B (UG)UNC B (UG)11410
Munir Siddiqui (UG)Maryland B (UG)Roanoke College A (DII)11710
Perry O'Connor (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)Maryland C (DII)119-5
Jeffery Austin (DII)UNC D (DII)GWU A (UG)13210
Patrick Torre (DII)Maryland C (DII)Liberty A (Grad)13610