Question

According to Pseudo-Eratosthenes, a planet named after this deity was also called Phaethon. Roman soldiers sacrificed (-5[1])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 (10[1])out of jealousy. This deity was the first ruler of Latium, who then 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 festival honoring this deity featured widespread gambling and enslaved (10[1]-5[1])people switching places with their masters. (10[1])The best-known wife of this deity was Ops. For 10 points, what Roman deity who ate his son Jupiter was syncretized with the Greek Kronos? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Saturn [or Saturnus; accept Saturnalia; prompt on Kronos or Cronus until read by asking “who was his Roman counterpart?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
James McCurleyHarvard BBrown A15-5
Jon SuhHarvard ABU4310
Jonathan HuangMIT ABrandeis B92-5
Elliott GomesDartmouth ABrandeis A9210
Khugan ChanUMass BostonTufts A9810
Mason YuBrown AHarvard B12410
Andrew MessersmithBrandeis BMIT A12410

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