Question

The seer Idmon foresaw his own death by one of these animals, but joined the Argonauts (10[1])anyway. After failing to correctly guess how many offspring would be born to one of these animals, Calchas (10[1])(“KAL-cuss”) lost a divination contest to his rival Mopsus and subsequently died of shame. A man trapped one of these animals in deep snow (10[1])to bring it back alive (-5[1])to Tiryns. While hunting one of these animals as a boy with his grandfather Autolycus, Odysseus suffered a scar on his thigh. The brothers Toxeus and Plexippus were killed by their nephew after a dispute over the spoils of one of these animals. (10[1])Oeneus’s (“EE-nee-us’s”) failure to dedicate the first fruits of the harvest led Artemis to punish him by sending one of these animals. For 10 points, what animal did Atalanta and Meleager kill because it was ravaging Calydon? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: boars [accept Calydonian Boar; accept sows; prompt on pigs]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael KearneyHarvard ABrandeis B1510
James McCurleyHarvard BDartmouth A3310
Megan WangBrown ATufts A5610
Eren MicheletBUBrandeis A61-5
Jonathan HuangMIT AUMass Boston10410
Christopher DechBrandeis ABU14110

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