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According to Pseudo-Eratosthenes, a planet named after this deity was also called Phaethon. Roman soldiers sacrificed their enemies’ weapons to a wife of this deity named Lua. A son of this deity was betrothed to Canens causing Circe to turn him into a woodpecker out of jealousy. This deity was the first ruler of Latium, who then passed it on to his son Picus. A holiday dedicated to this deity was the only occasion for wearing colorful dinner clothes called synthesis in public. That festival honoring this deity featured widespread gambling and enslaved people switching places with their masters. The best-known wife of this deity was Ops. For 10 points, what Roman deity who ate his son Jupiter was syncretized with the Greek Kronos? ■END■
ANSWER: Saturn [or Saturnus; accept Saturnalia; prompt on Kronos or Cronus until read by asking “who was his Roman counterpart?”]
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Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 100% | 0% | 84.33 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 100% | 17% | 104.33 |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 100% | 33% | 91.00 |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 100% | 40% | 96.20 |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 100% | 0% | 93.50 |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 100% | 0% | 94.00 |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 1 | 100% | 100% | 124.00 |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 100% | 20% | 102.00 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 8 | 88% | 25% | 87.14 |