Question

A trickster in this non-Greek myth system makes footprints with the sky god’s slippers to make it seem like he stole fruit from his own garden. Out of sorrow for killing all his subjects in anger, a god of war from this myth system sinks into the earth. In this myth system, the first god selected to create the Earth gets too drunk to do so and instead creates humans by having a chicken spread sand. (-5[1])A god from this myth system keeps the sacred batá (“bah-TAH”) drums and wields a double-headed axe and thunderstones. This system’s chief trickster god, (10[1])Eshu (“ay-SHOO”), learns the secrets of divination, or Ifá (“ee-FAH”). This myth system (10[2])includes the iron god Ogun, the thunder god Shango, and the supreme god Olorun (“aw-law-ROON”). For 10 points, name this myth system of a Nigerian ethnic group, which (10[1])worships (10[1])orishas. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Yoruba mythology [or Ìran Yorùbá; or Ọmọ Odùduwà; or Ọmọ Káàárọ̀-oòjíire; accept Isese; accept Edo mythology or Fon mythology; accept Santería or Candomblé; prompt on West African mythology or Nigerian mythology by asking “which ethnic group?”] (Edo and Fon mythology are acceptable because of substantive overlaps in the content, so it can be considered one coherent myth system.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Owen AshbrookIowa BUW A75-5
Roan DowlingIowa AUBC A9810
Kevin ParkClaremont ATexas A&M A10910
Cormac BeirneSorbonneTexas A&M B10910
Anton AkroushMichigan State ARice A13610
Sophie HiggsUW AIowa B13710
Jisoon YooTexas AAppalachian State13910

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2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska01/27/2024Y6100%0%17%121.33
2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial01/27/2024Y888%0%13%118.14