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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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Bard ALehigh A10101030
Columbia ARowan A0101020
Columbia BRutgers C010010
Columbia BPenn A1010020
Columbia BRutgers C010010
Columbia BPenn A1010020
Johns Hopkins BPenn State A010010
Johns Hopkins APenn B10101030
Rutgers APenn B010010
Haverford APenn State B010010
Princeton APenn A010010
Columbia BRutgers C010010
Columbia BPenn A1010020
Columbia BRutgers C010010
Columbia BPenn A1010020