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Round 10: Tossup 8

He’s not Odysseus, but this man was plotted against by a non-seer Phineus, a suitor of his wife. This man was killed by Megapenthes, (15[1])who he previously swapped kingdoms with. Through this man’s son Electryon, Heracles was descended from him. (15[1])This man accidentally fulfilled a prophecy by killing his grandfather (*) Acrisius with a discus. This founder of Mycenae (10[1])married a woman whose mother boasted to be more beautiful than the Nereids. One of (-5[1])this man’s feats led to the birth of Pegasus and Chrysaor. This man transformed Atlas into a mountain range. Zeus appeared to this man’s mother Danaë in a shower of gold. For 10 points, name this Greek hero who slayed Medusa. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Perseus
<Mythology, Aveek Sarkar> | VAULT II Packet 10
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Nikola WuHeauton TimorumenosPrat Pack2315
James O'ReillyTaman's Nepo BabiesLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearance3915
Nolan DannelsAlbanian Rift in the SkyWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience5710
Jonas LarsonMidnight Bus to Vistawhatever72-5
Skanda VasishtaBig Brown BallersAlways Set the Kurve11410
Ashwin AnandwhateverMidnight Bus to Vista11410

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%50%33%59.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%67%33%70.33
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓475%50%50%70.67
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%40%20%69.40
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓367%0%67%114.00
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%0%0%68.75
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓4100%0%50%101.00
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓1100%100%0%30.00
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓888%38%38%64.29