Question

During the funeral games of Patroclus, a man from this region won an archery contest after he invoked Apollo (10[1])when his opponent did not. A disguised Odysseus lies to Athena, Eumaeus, and Penelope that he is from this region. Paris abducted Helen while Menelaus was attending a funeral in this region. The gods set a plague upon this region after a king promised Poseidon that he would sacrifice the first living thing he (10[1])saw upon returning. (10[1])Another king of this region won a battle against the king of Megara by tricking his daughter Scylla into cutting a purple lock of his hair. The murder of that King’s son, Androgeus, led Athens to send a yearly tribute of fourteen people (10[1])to this island, which was led during the Trojan War by (10[1])Idomeneus. For 10 points, name this island ruled by Minos that held a labyrinth underneath Knossos. ■END■

ANSWER: Crete [or Kríti; or Krētē]
<Harvard B, Mythology>
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Matt SchiavoneNorthwestern ANotre Dame A1810
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Jonah HubertNotre Dame BPurdue11810
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