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Posted 23 July 2006 - 04:28 AM

Correct.85. Give the names of three mortals Zeus seduced. (2 points)Score Board:kuisanagi - 41CarrierofDust - 21Eärendil - 21Pompous Pom-poms - 19sum41rocksandrolls - 12xenos219 - 12Ken-san - 11Amnesiac - 9Alexz - 8-Vince - 7LanenWM - 3-Otter-1Kit the Robot - 1KvDragon - 1Odorskeut - 1

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Posted 23 July 2006 - 05:32 AM

Leda [Helen of Troy], Danae [Perseus], and Europa [Minos]. There are lots more, I think...
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 05:38 AM

Correct and yes, there are many uncountable others...86. What is the "Excalibur"? (1 point)Score Board:kuisanagi - 43CarrierofDust - 21Eärendil - 21Pompous Pom-poms - 19sum41rocksandrolls - 12xenos219 - 12Ken-san - 11Amnesiac - 9Alexz - 8-Vince - 7LanenWM - 3-Otter-1Kit the Robot - 1KvDragon - 1Odorskeut - 1
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 05:42 AM

The sword King Arthur used and that made him king in the first place. I prefer it as a Fire Emblem spell book.
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 05:47 AM

Correct.87. What are the five elements in Chinese mythology? (2 points)Score Board:kuisanagi - 43CarrierofDust - 21Eärendil - 21Pompous Pom-poms - 19Ken-san - 12sum41rocksandrolls - 12xenos219 - 12Amnesiac - 9Alexz - 8-Vince - 7LanenWM - 3-Otter-1Kit the Robot - 1KvDragon - 1Odorskeut - 1

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Posted 23 July 2006 - 07:00 AM

Four...? I thought there were five. Fire [火], Water [水], Wood [木], Metal [金], and Earth [土]. @Ken-chan: Excalibur was a pretty standard-sized sword...so I'd prefer it as the legendary sword with a normal weight instead of Durandal with that outrageous weight that makes Eliwood lose 8 Speed when he weilds it. :)
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 07:10 AM

Oupss, didn't watch out... you are right, sorry for the mistake.88. Who were the Sirens in Greek mythology? (2 points)Score Board:kuisanagi - 45CarrierofDust - 21Eärendil - 21Pompous Pom-poms - 19Ken-san - 12sum41rocksandrolls - 12xenos219 - 12Amnesiac - 9Alexz - 8-Vince - 7LanenWM - 3-Otter-1Kit the Robot - 1KvDragon - 1Odorskeut - 1
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 07:13 AM

They were sea creatures that looked like women and lured sailor with their chanting.
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 07:18 AM

Correct.89. What was the tribute of Athenians to Minos? (3 points)Score Board:kuisanagi - 45Eärendil - 23CarrierofDust - 21Pompous Pom-poms - 19Ken-san - 12sum41rocksandrolls - 12xenos219 - 12Amnesiac - 9Alexz - 8-Vince - 7LanenWM - 3-Otter-1Kit the Robot - 1KvDragon - 1Odorskeut - 1
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 07:51 AM

7 young men and 7 virgins IIRC...

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Posted 23 July 2006 - 08:37 AM

Correct.90. What does Oedipus mean? Why was he given this name? (3 points)Score Board:kuisanagi - 45Eärendil - 23CarrierofDust - 21Pompous Pom-poms - 19Ken-san - 12sum41rocksandrolls - 12xenos219 - 12Amnesiac - 9Alexz - 8-Vince - 7LanenWM - 3MeleeNewb - 3-Otter-1Kit the Robot - 1KvDragon - 1Odorskeut - 1
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 11:26 AM

Oedipus means 'swollen foot"Oedipus was given this name because when he was a baby Laius had the infant's ankles pierced with nails and had him exposed (placed in the wilderness to die).
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 11:32 AM

Correct.91. Who killed Achilles' best friend? (3 points)Score Board:kuisanagi - 45Eärendil - 23Pompous Pom-poms - 22CarrierofDust - 21Ken-san - 12sum41rocksandrolls - 12xenos219 - 12Amnesiac - 9Alexz - 8-Vince - 7LanenWM - 3MeleeNewb - 3-Otter-1Kit the Robot - 1KvDragon - 1Odorskeut - 1
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 11:38 AM

Hector and Euphorbos both killed Patroclus, however Hector is usually seen as the main one, since Archilles took venegance out on Hector
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 11:43 AM

Correct.92. What happened to the body of Hector after Achilles killed him? (2 points)Score Board:kuisanagi - 45Pompous Pom-poms - 25Eärendil - 23CarrierofDust - 21Ken-san - 12sum41rocksandrolls - 12xenos219 - 12Amnesiac - 9Alexz - 8-Vince - 7LanenWM - 3MeleeNewb - 3-Otter-1Kit the Robot - 1KvDragon - 1Odorskeut - 1
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 11:56 AM

I thought Oedipus meant "he who knew the sphynx's riddle of feet." Oh well.Hector's body was dragged around by Achillies on his chariot for 1 hour. Later, Priam convinces Achillies to allow Hector to have a funeral.

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#217 Kiririn-shi

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Posted 23 July 2006 - 12:01 PM

No, Oedipus do mean swollen feet. Correct for the other question.93. What a Troyan Horse? (1 point)COMMENT: not the virus.Score Board:kuisanagi - 45Pompous Pom-poms - 25Eärendil - 23CarrierofDust - 21Ken-san - 12sum41rocksandrolls - 12xenos219 - 12Amnesiac - 9Alexz - 8-Vince - 7MeleeNewb - 5LanenWM - 3-Otter-1Kit the Robot - 1KvDragon - 1Odorskeut - 1

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Posted 23 July 2006 - 12:13 PM

Tryan horse? Never heard of it... Spelled correctly?
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 12:17 PM

Troyan of course! You can interpret no?
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 12:20 PM

This was used in the Troy battles. In order to end the war against the trojans, the greeks decided to build a huge wooden horse and fill it up with soliders. They pretened it was a sort of surredner gift, and pretended to leave the island. The Troys found it and brang back the horse into their heavy fortieid city, thinking that this was a victory gift from the gods and celebrated. Late that night, the Greeks sprang out, whilst the tros were in a drunk state and attacked the city from inside. They opened up the gates and let the rest of the greek forces in. This is how the greeks won the Trojan wars and got back Helen.@ Ody: :) You still splet it wrong :D j not a y

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Posted 23 July 2006 - 12:23 PM

Yeah, would have been able to interpret if it had been Trjan... thought there may have been some other thing which I was completely ignorant of though.Oh, and just another little thing, the horse was supposed to have been a gift from Poseidon, not just the gods in general. Oh well. On to the next question.

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#222 Kiririn-shi

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Posted 23 July 2006 - 12:34 PM

Geez guys, don't play on spelling with me :) There are two possible (even more actually) spelling of Troyan or Trojan. The 'y' or 'j' are just there to spell the 'iode' letter, which was an ancient aphabet letter and by the way was already abandonned during classical Greece period along with the 'digamma'. So the since there is no exact matching with this lost letter, any letter that transcribe the approximate sound [i] is correct. Anyway, next question.94. What is the single-eyed creature Odysseus met during his journey? (2 points)Score Board:kuisanagi - 45Pompous Pom-poms - 26Eärendil - 23CarrierofDust - 21Ken-san - 12sum41rocksandrolls - 12xenos219 - 12Amnesiac - 9Alexz - 8-Vince - 7MeleeNewb - 5LanenWM - 3-Otter-1Kit the Robot - 1KvDragon - 1Odorskeut - 1
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 12:42 PM

The Cyclops. Why is that two points?
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 12:49 PM

Correct but the second point was for the name of the one Odysseus dealt with. So can you precise?
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Posted 23 July 2006 - 12:51 PM

Polyphemus IIRC, but I'm not completely sure on that one.
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