Bonus

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]
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EditionsHeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
14713.8398%32%9%

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Columbia BPenn B010010E
Johns Hopkins AGeorge Washington A10101030HEM
Maryland AMaryland B10101030HEM
NYU AHaverford B1010020HE
NYU BCornell B010010E
Rutgers AHaverford A010010E
Yale AColumbia C010010E

Summary

TournamentEditionHeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
Florida2025-02-01310.00100%0%0%
Great Lakes2025-02-01512.00100%20%0%
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01512.0080%20%20%
Midwest2025-02-01220.00100%100%0%
North2025-02-01310.00100%0%0%
Northeast2025-02-01313.33100%33%0%
Overflow2025-02-01514.00100%40%0%
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01215.00100%50%0%
Southeast2025-02-01310.00100%0%0%
UK2025-02-01715.71100%57%0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01717.14100%29%43%
Upstate NY2025-02-01215.00100%50%0%