Question

In Lucian's True Story, the crew sails from the Isle of Dreams to bring this character a mournful letter written by an inhabitant of the Island of the Blessed. In an oft-painted scene from a François Fénelon novel, this character hushes a group of nymphs as the novel's young hero recounts his adventures alongside Mentor. This ■END■

ANSWER: Calypso
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anuttam RamjiCry of the Common LoonA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs61-5
Jason GolfinosWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?number of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku69-5
Eve FleisigBerkeleyStanford+104-5
Neil GurramA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairsCry of the Common Loon14710
Vinu HariharStanford+Berkeley14710
Vittal Bhatnumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haikuWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?14710

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%0%100%147.00
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y5100%0%40%129.00
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y683%0%67%128.80
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%0%67%128.00
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%0%33%122.00