Question

This goddess ordered a cover placed over a statue of her lover in her temple, after that lover’s daughter drove a carriage over his face. A temple to this goddess “Muliebris” was built after Veturia and Volumnia successfully persuaded Coriolanus to stop his siege of Rome. Another temple to this goddess “Primigenia” was built at Praeneste by her lover Servius Tullius. A form of this Roman goddess often appeared alongside Hygeia and Asclepius (-5[1])at baths. (-5[1])This goddess’ (-5[1])Greek counterpart (-5[1])was (-5[1])worshipped at Lebadeia alongside the serpentine Agathos Daimon. This Roman goddess was often depicted with a (*) ship’s rudder (-5[1])and cornucopia, (-5[1])or standing on a (10[1])ball. (10[1])A moving object belonging to this goddess was popularized in medieval imagery by (10[1])Boethius’ (10[1])Consolation (10[2])of (10[1])Philosophy. (10[1])For 10 points, Pliny the Elder stated that what blindfolded goddess favors (10[1])the bold? ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Fortuna [or Fortune; or Fortuna Muliebris; or Fortuna Primigenia; accept “fortune favors the bold” or “fortes fortuna iuvat”; prompt on Tyche]
<JC, Mythology>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew Wangis the priestly source stored in the ballsRump Fest? I Thought They Closed That Place Down72-5
Will AlstonThe Rumbleless Rumble in Meinong's JungleThe Questions for the Historical Je*BUZZ* by AlBonus Schweitzer74-5
Agnijo BanerjeeThree CantabrigiansYesodei HaTorah 2:776-5
Joey GoldmanGoldman & Jackson2 Indiscernible Broke Girls78-5
Ved MuthusamyKirtland SignatureMorlocks! Morlocks! lama sabachthani?79-5
Andrew McCowanThe Waterloo QueensHawk Tuahology97-5
Matt BollingerDoes a dawg have Buddha-nature?Bringing an Occam's Razor and a Hume's Guillotine to a Newton's Flaming Laser Sword fight99-5
Rob CarsonRump Fest? I Thought They Closed That Place Downis the priestly source stored in the balls10310
Joey SunHawk the Herald Angels TuahQuining Quem Quaeritis10410
Orion KellerFable of the MiisThe Chard Problem of Consciousness11710
Kevin ThomasWater BuffaloKnox et al11810
Tracy MirkinBringing an Occam's Razor and a Hume's Guillotine to a Newton's Flaming Laser Sword fightDoes a dawg have Buddha-nature?11910
Jerry VinokurovThe Philosophy of FurnitureEzrielev et al.11910
Sky LiThe Book of Coming Forth by GayTrielectic Materialists12010
Charles HangJosiah Royce da 5'9Jesus wept, for He had no more worlds to conquer12110
Andrew HartThe Questions for the Historical Je*BUZZ* by AlBonus SchweitzerThe Rumbleless Rumble in Meinong's Jungle13310
Matthew WangHawk TuahologyThe Waterloo Queens13610
Nathaniel HullMorlocks! Morlocks! lama sabachthani?Kirtland Signature13610
Vivian Malouf2 Indiscernible Broke GirlsGoldman & Jackson13610
Todd MaslykYesodei HaTorah 2:7Three Cantabrigians13610

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror05/31/25Y4100%0%50%126.75
2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror07/13/25Y3100%0%33%120.00
2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror08/10/25Y6100%0%67%121.83