The first of these figures to be mentioned by name, Alcithoë, tells the story of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus in Book 4 of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these figures who are turned into bats for their refusal to acknowledge Bacchus as the son of Jupiter.
ANSWER: Minyades [or daughters of Minyas]
[10m] The Minyades decide to tell stories while performing this activity instead of attending the festival celebrating Bacchus. A woman tries to hang herself when she is beaten on the head by Minerva after a contest in this activity.
ANSWER: weaving
[10e] Leucónoë, one of the Minyades, tells the story of Leucothoë and Clytië as part of a tale she refers to as “Loves of [a god of this domain],” who she claims spies on Mars and Venus. Phaethon is killed by a thunderbolt while riding the chariot of his father, Helios, who rules this domain.
ANSWER: the sun [accept sun gods]
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