This figure’s son, Narakasura (“nuh-ruh-KAH-soo-ruh”), was granted a boon to not be killed by anyone except her. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this earth goddess who is sometimes conflated with Prithvi (“PRITH-vee”). The asura (“UH-soo-ruh”) Hiranyaksha (“hee-run-YAHK-shuh”) kidnaps this figure before she is rescued by Varaha (“vuh-RAH-huh”).
ANSWER: Bhumi (“BOO-mee”) [or Bhūmi; or Bhūmidevi; or Bhūdevi; or Vasundhara]
[10m] Varaha retrieves Bhumi from one of these general locations. In another myth, the naga Vasuki was tied to a mountain to obtain the elixir amrita (“UM-rit-uh”) from one of these locations “of milk.”
ANSWER: ocean [or sea; or samudra; or sāgara; accept Kāranodaka Ocean; or Garbhodaka Ocean; or Causal Ocean; accept ocean of milk or Kshīra Sāgara]
[10e] Varaha was this kind of tusked animal. In Greek mythology, a wild one of these animals was killed by Atalanta and Meleager in Calydon.
ANSWER: boars [or pigs; or sows; or hogs; accept Calydonian Boar]
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