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Herodotus thought that the tasseled goatskins worn by women of this ancient region inspired the Greek aegis. Herodotus also claimed the people of this region had always known the name of Poseidon, in contrast to other gods (15[1])whose names derived from the Egyptians and Pelasgians. (15[1])Apollo fell in love with a woman wrestling (-5[1])a lion and brought her (15[1])to this region, (15[2])where she gave birth to Aristaeus. The mother of Pallas, Tritonus, was the nymph of a lake in this region, where the (*) Argonauts arrived after carrying their (10[1])ship for twelve days. Monsters of this region included the child-devouring queen Lamia and the skull-collecting wrestler Antaeus. It’s not Egypt, but a black dove released from Thebes prompted the people of this region to found an oracle to Zeus-Ammon. For 10 points, name this ancient region where Cyrene was located. ■END■

ANSWER: Libya [accept Libúē or Libyē; accept Cyrenaica until “Cyrene”; prompt on Africa or North Africa with “what more specific name does Herodotus give this region?”; prompt on desert or the Sahara] (While Herodotus sometimes uses Libya to refer to the whole of the African continent, he also uses it in a more specific sense excluding Egypt and all the passages clued specifically named “Libya.” The third sentence refers to the mythical figure Cyrene.)
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