Question

At the end of one dance, people dressed as this figure are hung from a shaft, formerly with bloody iron hooks, and swung around. Roberto Calasso’s Ka begins with a myth in which this figure is told about how his brother was born reddish and half-finished because of their mother’s impatience. After a sparrow pecked at the ocean to dry it up as punishment for stealing her eggs, this figure made the ocean return the eggs. This figure was the (*) second one born after his mother wished for two sons greater than the thousand sons of her sister-in-law, leading to his rivalry with snakes and serpents. This brother of Aruna tried to steal the sacred water of Indra but was defeated. This national symbol of Indonesia is considered the king of the birds. (10[1])For 10 points, name this eagle (10[1])mount of Vishnu. (-5[1])■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: Garuda [accept Suparna; accept Garud]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Mythology>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Rohan Navaneetha RajOhio State CMichigan State13210
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan AOhio State B13810
Joshua GarnerOhio State AMichigan B141-5
Varun RamanathanMichigan BOhio State A1420
Jon ParikhPittsburghCarnegie Mellon14210
Arnav SoodCarnegie MellonPittsburgh1420

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%0%33%141.67
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y2100%0%0%132.00
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y4100%0%0%138.50
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%0%20%132.80
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%0%0%131.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y3100%0%0%134.00
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y475%0%25%137.33
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y786%0%43%135.33
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y2100%0%100%142.00