Packet 6: Tossup 4

In different versions of one story, a queen from this city is turned into a dog for either avenging her son (15[2])or snarling after becoming (15[1])a slave. A king (15[1])of this city (15[1])received divine horses as compensation for Zeus abducting the prince (15[1]-5[1])of (15[1])this (15[1])city. A (15[1])princess from this city (15[2])was rescued (15[1])from a sea monster by Heracles (15[1]-5[2])after her (-5[1])father failed (-5[2])to follow (15[1])through on a promise. The infant (*) Astyanax (10[2])was thrown (10[1])and (10[1])killed by Neoptolemus (10[2])after (10[1])the fall (10[1])of this city’s (10[1])citadel. (10[2])Poseidon and Apollo built the walls (-5[1])of this city (10[2])while serving (10[3])Laomedon. A chariot (-5[1])was used to drag the corpse of (10[1])Hector (10[2])around this city’s (10[4])walls. (10[1])A wooden horse devised (10[1])by Odysseus led to the destruction of, for 10 points, what city besieged in the Iliad? ■END■ (10[5])

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