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Packet C: Bonus 18

After this being was slain by the demoness Jahi, a tree sprouted from their corpse, leading to the birth of the first man Mashya and the first woman Mashyana. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this first human being from Avestan mythology. One epic begins by describing this figure’s rule during a time when humans still lived in caves and wore leopard skins.
ANSWER: Gayomart [or Kayomart; or Keyumars; or Kiomars]
[10e] Upon Gayomart’s death after ruling for 30 years, their grandson Hushang founded this modern-day country’s Pishdadian Dynasty. The story of Gayomart opens this country’s national epic, the Shahnameh.
ANSWER: Iran [or Islamic Republic of Iran; or Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran; prompt on Persia]
[10m] Gayomart’s son Siamak is killed while leading an army against the forces of this figure. In a story from the Shahnameh, kisses from this figure cause snakes to grow from the shoulders of the evil king Zahhak.
ANSWER: Ahriman [or Angra Mainyu]
<UCSD, Mythology> | Packet-C_Arizona-State_SIUE_UCSD

HeardPPBE %M %H %
4713.8398%32%9%

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Florida AValencia A010010E
Florida BUCF C010010E
UCF BFlorida State A010010E

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
Florida2025-02-01✓310.00100%0%0%
Great Lakes2025-02-01✓512.00100%20%0%
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓512.0080%20%20%
Midwest2025-02-01✓220.00100%100%0%
North2025-02-01✓310.00100%0%0%
Northeast2025-02-01✓313.33100%33%0%
Overflow2025-02-01✓514.00100%40%0%
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01✓215.00100%50%0%
Southeast2025-02-01✓310.00100%0%0%
UK2025-02-01✓715.71100%57%0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓717.14100%29%43%
Upstate NY2025-02-01✓215.00100%50%0%