Question
Peitho, the Greek goddess of persuasion, is often depicted holding one of these objects. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these objects. In a Brothers Grimm fairytale, a king uses one of these objects to locate a castle where he hides his children, until they are discovered and turned into six swans by their stepmother. The archaic spelling of the word “clew” originates from these objects.
ANSWER: a ball of string [accept a ball of thread; or a ball of twine; or ball of yarn; accept “spool” for “ball”; accept a skein]
[10e] Ariadne gives Theseus a ball of string to navigate this winding structure, built by Daedalus to contain the Minotaur.
ANSWER: Labyrinth
[10m] In one imram, the queen of the Land of Women draws this figure into port using a ball of string. This Irish hero’s namesake voyage begins after he awakens holding a silver branch covered in white apple blossoms.
ANSWER: Bran mac Febail [accept Immram Brain; reject “Bran the Blessed”]
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