Question
Description required. Iarbas ("YAR-bas") did this action after the Carthiginian queen Dido rejected him. For 10 points each:
[10h] Describe this action performed by Aeacus ("ay-AH-kus") to solve his loneliness, leading to the local population of ants being transformed into people later called Myrmidons ("MUR-mih-dahnz").
ANSWER: praying to father Zeus [accept Jupiter or Hammon in place of "Zeus"; prompt on praying with "to whom?"; prompt on praying to their father with "who is their father?"]
[10e] Also by praying to Zeus, Aeacus ended a terrible drought in all of Greece except for the area around this city. This city was named after a goddess of wisdom who bested Poseidon for its patronage.
ANSWER: Athens [or Athena or Athina]
[10m] One of these two people prayed to his father Zeus to share his immortality with the other. These two Spartan brothers of Helen and Clytemnestra supposedly aided the Romans at the Battle of Lake Regillus.
ANSWER: Castor AND Pollux [or Dioscuri; or Dioskouroi; or Gemini; or Castores; or Tyndaridae; or Tyndarids]
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 33 | 19.70 | 100% | 82% | 15% |