Question
In an ethnographic essay of Russian folklore, Wassily Kandinsky discussed the association of cornflowers with Poludnitsa, a field spirit of this time of day. For 10 points each:
[10m] Give this time, a demon of which from Psalm 91 was linked to acedia by Evagrius of Pontus and titles an Andrew Solomon book. This time corresponds to the 6th hour when darkness fell on the land in Synoptic Gospels.
ANSWER: noon [accept noonday or midday or 12 pm; accept The Noonday Demon; prompt on daytime]
[10e] Lady Midday walks about the fields at noon dressed in this color and afflicting illness on workers. Ghosts known as ladies of this color haunt various European castles, sometimes in their wedding dresses.
ANSWER: white [accept White Lady]
[10h] Fear of Lady Midday prevented rye harvesting before the July 20th feast day of this saint, whose sister Ognyena Maria hid the day from him to protect the world from thunder. This rain-bringing saint was identified with Perun.
ANSWER: Saint Elias [accept Elijah]
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Summary
| 2024 ESPN @ Brown | 04/06/2024 | Y | 1 | 0.00 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ESPN @ Brown | 04/06/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 ESPN @ Cambridge | 04/06/2024 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ESPN @ Chicago | 03/23/2024 | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ESPN @ Columbia | 03/23/2024 | Y | 6 | 11.67 | 67% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ESPN @ Duke | 03/23/2024 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ESPN @ Online | 06/01/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
Data
| Eugene o'Negging | A VK a Day Keeps the Doctor Away | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| You, Me and the Big G | Heat-Oppressed Brains | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |