Question

Description acceptable. An anguiform mythical king identified as one of these figures due to his manner of birth had the epithet “Geminus” and substituted cakes called pelanoi for blood sacrifices. Plato claimed rulers of Atlantis were descended from Evenor, described as one of these figures. Six-armed giants named for their status as these figures (15[1])shared an island with the Doliones in the Argonautica. Thucydides linked cicada pins to a people’s belief in their origin from these types of figures, tying (*) Athenians to Attica from time immemorial. (10[1])The Spartoi (-5[1])are described as this type of figure (10[1])due to their appearance after dragon’s teeth were sown. The daughters of Cecrops fostered a half-serpentine king identified as one of these figures due to his birth in a particular manner after Athena brushed semen from her thigh. For 10 points, Erichthoneus was what kind of figure based on his origin from Gaia? (10[1])■END■ (10[3]0[1])

ANSWER: autochthonous [accept earth-born or descriptions indicating born from the earth; accept synonyms like dirt or soil or Gaia until read for “earth”; accept sprung up from the earth; accept gegenes; reject “chthonic”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Hazel Depreist-SullivanNJ TRANSit (and bobby i guess)boy's jitches (ft. DMA)5315
Jordan BrownsteinJinAh and Jordan from Wikiquizbruh8510
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtSandmännchen im HelikopterNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew Hesse87-5
Will Alston1.g4 Test Mixturemnemonists9410
Raymond WangNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew HesseSandmännchen im Helikopter14710
Jeremy TsaiJJarylandprotobowling for soup14810
Isaac Kirk-DavidoffParden the InterruptionchamPAIN and cornHELL in Columbia14810
Arthur Ramsayprotobowling for soupJJaryland1480
Alex SchmidtLet's Fighting LoveThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh Tutuola14810

Summary

2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y580%20%40%108.00
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y7100%14%14%117.57
2024 ESPN @ Duke03/23/2024Y2100%0%50%147.50