Question

The blood of this mythological figure creates the first rose in the Gnostic text (-5[1])On the Origin of the World. After convincing her not to commit suicide by drowning, a divinely inspired reed advises this figure to harvest (10[1])wool from a briar patch. (10[2])Artistic depictions of this figure (10[1])often include butterfly wings. This figure opens a supposed box of divine beauty only to find a cloud of darkness (-5[2])and fall into (-5[1])a deep sleep. In a possible inspiration for Cinderella, a group of ants aids this 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 Ass. This woman is forced to undergo a series of trials after she spills hot oil on her unseen lover. For 10 points, name this Greek goddess of the soul, originally the human lover of Cupid. ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Psyche
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Arnav Lahoti (D2)Texas BVassar B13-5
Eshan Pant (D2)NYU AOregon State3710
Keerthana Krishnan (D2)Texas CIowa4210
Owen Arneson (D2)MissouriMcGill E4210
Jisoo YooTexas AArkansas4710
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Jacob Tow (UG)Colorado CollegeNYU B67-5
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Mitchell Hackett (D2)Central OklahomaTexas D14810
Collin NadarajahWUSTL AVassar A14810
Adrian Zhou (D2)NYU BColorado College14810
Thomas Doyle (UG)Vassar BTexas B14810