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Menander and many Late Antique dictionaries use this place’s vibrating bronze cauldrons as an idiom meaning “chatterbox.” The disguised Odysseus tells both Eumaeus and Penelope a tale in which Odysseus is seen traveling to this place by Pheidon, the king of the Thesprotians. The Iliad describes men with unwashed feet, (15[1])the Selloi, serving at this place. (-5[1])The Pelasgians decide to adopt names for their gods after visiting this place in Book 2 of Herodotus, which describes a pair of black (*) doves flying (-5[1])out of Egypt and landing in (10[1])Libya and this place. The Peleiades (10[1])represented the goddess Dione at this place, where she was seen as the consort of the naios aspect of its central god. (-5[1])Material taken from this place was used to fashion the speaking prow of the (10[1])Argo. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this place (10[1])in Ephesus where an oak grove (10[1])sacred to Zeus became the site of the oldest Hellenic oracle. ■END■ (10[3]0[1])

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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1292%8%33%123.73

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Annabelle YangA Nervy Liberal Nanny HenceLes Missourables4915
Matt JacksonLMM's LLM MLMCharlotte's Moderately Successful Team55-5
Stephen LiuLisan al-QuibSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE81-5
Jason HongThe Jeam TeamI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)8710
Amogh KulkarniAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHMindgoblin of Little Hobbes9310
Tracy Mirkinsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)115-5
Matt BollingerBHSU BNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)12910
Ned TagtmeierBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago BoyThe Oldest Men in the World130-5
Anuttam Ramjiit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brownThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see13010
Chinmay Kansarawhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythinggenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet13310
Ethan AshbrookGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerWe Need New Names13610
Azura Gollamudivar merchantsLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago14210
Arya KarthikCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamLMM's LLM MLM15410
Matt WeinerSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARELisan al-Quib1540
Mike CheyneThe Oldest Men in the WorldBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy15410
Robert WangNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)sticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone15410