Question
Claude Lévi-Strauss discussed an Arawak myth in which one of these creatures was cut up and partitioned amongst the birds as part of his analysis of going from continuous to discrete in Mythologiques. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these specific creatures, who appear with flying fox heads among water lilies and yams in many rock paintings of them, which may have been patterned on pipefish.
ANSWER: rainbow serpents [accept rainbow snake for serpent; prompt on partial]
[10e] Many Australian Aboriginal stories about the Rainbow Serpent are set during this period, a term coined by Francis Gillen to describe a distant past when spirits shaped the land.
ANSWER: Dreaming [or Dreamtime; or Tjukurrpa; or Alcheringa]
[10m] The coloration of the Hausa and Fon rainbow serpents represents this trait also possessed by the Fon creator Nana Buluku. Ardhan·arish·vara, a form of Shiva accompanied by a tiger and a bull, also has this trait.
ANSWER: being male AND female [accept dual gendered; accept androgyny or word forms; accept intersex; accept hermaphroditic or word forms; prompt on dual] (The serpents are colored red and blue.)
<AY, Mythology>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawk Tuahology | The Book of Coming Forth by Gay | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| The Waterloo Queens | Quining Quem Quaeritis | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Trielectic Materialists | Hawk the Herald Angels Tuah | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | N | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 83% | 0% |