Question

According to Pseudo-Eratosthenes, a planet named after this deity was also called Phaethon. Roman soldiers sacrificed their enemies’ weapons to a wife of this deity named Lua. A son of this deity was betrothed to Canens causing Circe to turn him into a woodpecker out of jealousy. This deity was the first ruler of Latium, who then (-5[1])passed it on to his son Picus. A holiday dedicated to this deity was the only occasion for wearing colorful dinner clothes called synthesis in public. That (10[1])festival honoring this deity featured widespread gambling (10[1])and enslaved people switching places (10[1])with their masters. The best-known wife of this deity was Ops. For 10 points, what Roman deity who ate his son Jupiter (10[2])was syncretized with the Greek Kronos? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Saturn [or Saturnus; accept Saturnalia; prompt on Kronos or Cronus until read by asking “who was his Roman counterpart?”]
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Orion KellerVirginia Tech AVirginia A56-5
Soren HeydariUNC BUNC C8310
Jeffrey AustinUNC DDuke9010
Chris YooWilliam & MaryLiberty C9510
Nathan RedfordLiberty ALiberty B11710
Benny ShtutmanSouth CarolinaWake Forest11710
Joseph ChambersVirginia AVirginia Tech A12410

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