Question
A goddess worshipped at this place near Aricia, known as her “mirror,” was identified with a threefold goddess standing in front of a grove of trees on a denarius. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this sacred site, where the resurrected Hippolytus became a king known as Virbius. In a ritual of this site, runaway slaves would break a bough off of a sacred oak.
ANSWER: Lake Nemi [accept Diana Nemorensis; or Rex Nemorensis]
[10e] This scholar discussed the ritual at Lake Nemi, in which a “king of the wood” triumphed in combat to become the high priest, in his theory of the dying and reviving god presented in The Golden Bough.
ANSWER: James George Frazer
[10m] Servius claimed that this figure brought the cult of Diana to Lake Nemi after the death of Thoas. In one play, this figure’s presence is discovered by a lock of hair and footprints near a grave.
ANSWER: Orestes
<AY, Mythology>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawk the Herald Angels Tuah | The Book of Coming Forth by Gay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quining Quem Quaeritis | Trielectic Materialists | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| The Waterloo Queens | Hawk Tuahology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | Y | 3 | 6.67 | 33% | 0% | 33% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 50% | 33% |