Question

In Greek mythology, this country is named for the brother of Danaus who tried to convince the fifty daughters of Danaus to marry his fifty sons. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this modern-day country. One god from this country, Thoth, was syncretized with Hermes to form Hermes Trismegistus.
ANSWER: Egypt [accept Aegyptus]
[10m] This figure, sometimes identified with Isis, ended up in Egypt after being chased by a gadfly sent by Hera. This figure was the mother of Epaphus, the founder of Memphis.
ANSWER: Io
[10h] This scholar debated Mary Lefkowitz over his claims that Greek myths, such as the tale of Danaus, preserve the memory of Egypt’s cultural influence on Greece.
ANSWER: Martin Bernal
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Mythology>

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2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y215.00100%50%0%
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y47.5075%0%0%
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y817.50100%75%0%
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y210.00100%0%0%
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y417.50100%75%0%
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y316.67100%67%0%
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y220.00100%100%0%
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y518.00100%80%0%
2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y313.33100%33%0%

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Michigan ACarnegie Mellon100010
Michigan StateOhio State A100010
Ohio State BOhio State C0000
PittsburghMichigan B100010