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During the funeral games of Patroclus, a man from this region won an archery contest after he invoked Apollo when his opponent did not. A disguised Odysseus lies to Athena, Eumaeus, and Penelope that he is from this region. (10[1])Paris (10[1])abducted Helen while Menelaus was attending a funeral in this region. The gods set a plague upon this region after a king promised Poseidon that he would sacrifice (10[1])the first living thing he saw upon returning. Another king of this region won a battle against the king of Megara by tricking his daughter Scylla into cutting a purple lock of his hair. The murder of that King’s son, Androgeus, led Athens to send a yearly tribute of (10[1])fourteen (-5[1])people to this island, which (10[1])was led (-5[1])during the Trojan (10[1])War (10[1])by Idomeneus. For 10 points, name this island ruled by Minos (10[1])that held a labyrinth underneath Knossos. ■END■ (10[2])

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