Question

This goddess’s name possibly derives from a frog-headed Egyptian fertility goddess. Zeus’s hand holds this goddess on coins issued by Agathocles I of Bactria, reflecting the Theogony’s claim that Zeus “honored [this goddess] above all.” This goddess adopted (-5[1])the servant Galanthias after she was punished by Hera for facilitating Heracles’s birth by being turned into this goddess’s sacred animal, the weasel or polecat. (10[2])Along with the (10[1])Lampades, this goddess controls succubus-like creatures with (10[1])one copper leg known as empousai. Like Diana, this torch-wielding goddess (10[1])was (10[1])given (10[1])the epithet Trivia in her role as a triple goddess. Dogs were often sacrificed to this goddess at crossroads. (10[1])For 10 points, Medea was a priestess of what Greek goddess of magic and witchcraft? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Hecate (The first line refers to Heqet.)
<Mythology>
= Average correct buzz position

Back to tossups

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Vaibhavi AddalaMIT ACarabrandeis37-5
Emmet ThomsenBrown ABrandeises Brew6210
Peter ScullyTufts AYale A6210
Sohum SukhatankarHarvard AYale C6510
Jem BurchYale BWilliams A7210
Christopher DechDiamond BrandeisAmherst A8310
Andrew MessersmithA Brandeis SupremeBoston University A8410
Cindy ZhouBoston University BClark A8510
RileyBowdoin ABowdoin B10410
Kaitlyn FarrinCarabrandeisMIT A1200
Francis PowellTufts BNortheastern A12010