Glycon - 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror

Question

The comic book author Alan Moore describes himself as a follower of this god, claiming he’s “not likely to start believing that glove puppet created the universe or anything dangerous like that.” For 10 points each:

[10h] Name this god, a giant human-headed snake who hatched out of a goose egg. Lucian of Samosata scathingly described how Alexander of Abonoteichos led this god’s cult, allegedly with the help of a sock puppet.

ANSWER: Glycon

[10e] Alexander claimed that Glycon was a reincarnation of this god, whose worshippers received visions during sleep at Epidaurus. Prior to his deification, this son of Apollo was struck by a thunderbolt for raising the dead.

ANSWER: Asclepius

[10m] Alexander instituted mysteries for Glycon including a “Day of [these objects].” The giant Clytius was defeated by a goddess wielding these objects, who also used them to assist Demeter in her search for Persephone.

ANSWER: torches

<JC, Mythology>

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Data

Team	Opponent	Part 2	Part 3	Total
2 Indiscernible Broke Girls	Goldman & Jackson	10	0	10
Fable of the Miis	Three Cantabrigians	10	10	20
Fable of the Miis	Three Cantabrigians	10	10	20
Fable of the Miis	Three Cantabrigians	10	10	20
Fable of the Miis	Three Cantabrigians	10	10	20
Fable of the Miis	Three Cantabrigians	10	10	20
Fable of the Miis	Three Cantabrigians	10	10	20
Fable of the Miis	Three Cantabrigians	10	10	20
Fable of the Miis	Three Cantabrigians	10	10	20
The Chard Problem of Consciousness	Water Buffalo	10	10	20
Yesodei HaTorah 2:7	Knox et al	10	0	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	Heard	PPB	Easy %	Medium %	Hard %
2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror	05/31/25	Y	5	16.00	100%	60%	0%
2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror	07/13/25	N	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%
2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror	08/10/25	N	6	20.00	100%	67%	33%