Khonsu - 2024 ACF Winter at Clemson

Question

By losing a game of senet, this member of the Theban triad allowed for the creation of the Egyptian intercalary days. For 10 points each:

[10m] Name this Egyptian god that gambled away a portion of his light to create five extra days, giving Nut time to give birth to her children.

ANSWER: Khonsu [or Konshu or Chonsu]

[10e] This Egyptian god gambled with Khonsu to create the Egyptian intercalary days. This god of wisdom and science is typically depicted with an ibis head.

ANSWER: Thoth

[10h] Thoth was syncretized with Hermes into this figure, who is credited with a set of alchemical texts that include the Emerald Tablet. This figure inspired the tradition of Hermeticism during late antiquity and the Renaissance.

ANSWER: Hermes Trismegistus [or Hermes the Thrice-Greatest]

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Summary


2024 ACF Winter at UC Berkeley	2024-11-16	Y	3	13.33	100%	0%	33%
2024 ACF Winter at Clemson	2024-11-16	Y	8	12.50	100%	0%	25%
2024 ACF Winter at Clemson	2024-11-16	Y	8	20.00	100%	100%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh	2024-11-16	Y	9	16.67	100%	33%	33%
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern	2024-11-16	Y	9	14.44	100%	11%	33%
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State	2024-11-16	Y	8	13.75	75%	25%	38%
2024 ACF Winter at Online	2024-11-16	Y	9	14.44	89%	22%	33%
2024 ACF Winter at UBC	2024-11-16	Y	3	20.00	100%	33%	67%
2024 ACF Winter at Oxford	2024-11-16	Y	11	17.27	82%	36%	55%
2024 ACF Winter at Brandeis	2024-11-16	Y	10	16.00	90%	10%	60%

Data


Georgia Tech B	Alabama A	0	10	0	10
Georgia Tech B	Tennesse A	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech B	Alabama A	0	10	0	10
Georgia Tech B	Tennesse A	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech A	Auburn A	0	10	0	10
Georgia Tech A	South Carolina A	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech A	Auburn A	0	10	0	10
Georgia Tech A	South Carolina A	10	10	0	20
Clemson A	Tusculum A	0	10	10	20
Emory A	Tennesse A	0	10	0	10
Georgia Tech E	Auburn B	0	10	0	10
Georgia Tech E	Alabama A	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech E	Auburn B	0	10	0	10
Georgia Tech E	Alabama A	10	10	0	20
Georgia A	Georgia Tech F	0	10	0	10
Georgia A	Emory A	10	10	0	20
Georgia A	Georgia Tech F	0	10	0	10
Georgia A	Emory A	10	10	0	20
South Carolina A	Georgia Tech C	0	10	0	10
Emory B	Tennesse B	0	10	10	20
Georgia Tech E	Auburn B	0	10	0	10
Georgia Tech E	Alabama A	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech E	Auburn B	0	10	0	10
Georgia Tech E	Alabama A	10	10	0	20
Auburn A	Tusculum A	10	10	0	20
Auburn B	Auburn C	10	10	0	20
Georgia A	Georgia Tech F	0	10	0	10
Georgia A	Emory A	10	10	0	20
Georgia A	Georgia Tech F	0	10	0	10
Georgia A	Emory A	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech B	Alabama A	0	10	0	10
Georgia Tech B	Tennesse A	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech B	Alabama A	0	10	0	10
Georgia Tech B	Tennesse A	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech C	Emory B	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech D	Tennesse B	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech A	Auburn A	0	10	0	10
Georgia Tech A	South Carolina A	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech A	Auburn A	0	10	0	10
Georgia Tech A	South Carolina A	10	10	0	20