Question

The blood of this mythological figure creates the first rose in the Gnostic text On the (-5[1])Origin of the World. After convincing her not to commit suicide by drowning, a divinely inspired reed advises this figure to harvest wool from a briar patch. (10[1])Artistic depictions of this figure often include butterfly wings. This figure opens a supposed box of divine (10[1])beauty (-5[1])only (10[1]-5[1])to find a cloud of (-5[1])darkness and fall into a deep sleep. (-5[1])In a possible inspiration for Cinderella, a group of ants aids this (10[1])woman in sorting a pile of mixed grains. The most popular story about this woman is included in books four through six of Apuleius’s The Golden (10[1])Ass. This woman is forced to undergo a series of trials after she spills hot oil on her unseen lover. For 10 points, (10[1])name this Greek goddess of the soul, originally the human lover of Cupid. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Psyche
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2024 ACF Winter at UC Berkeley2024-11-16Y2100%0%50%96.00
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y1100%0%100%148.00
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y9100%0%56%103.89
2024 ACF Winter at Online2024-11-16Y8100%0%50%95.00
2024 ACF Winter at UBC2024-11-16Y3100%0%33%108.00
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Era GunawanPurdue BWashU B15-5
Matt SchiavoneNorthwestern AUChicago D4210
Sophia ArnoldSIUE AWashU D5910
Davis JohnsonPurdue DUIUC B60-5
Christopher JosephNotre DameUChicago A61-5
Sophia MadrazoPurdue CUIUC D6110
Liam StarnesUChicago BUIUC A66-5
Sam KonkelUChicago CIndiana A73-5
Nitin MurthyPurdue AUIUC C8510
Justin WytmarUIUC AUChicago B11110
Max HodesUChicago ANotre Dame13410
Shardul ParthasarathyUIUC BPurdue D14710
Danila KabotyaIndiana AUChicago C14810
June YinWashU BPurdue B14810