Packet 3: Bonus 20
Reconstructions of Slavic myth often consider the winged dog Simargl (“see-MAR-hill”) to be based on the simurgh (“sim-URG”) bird, who aids Zal (“zahl”) in this Classical Persian text. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this text in which the simurgh explains how to perform a C-section on Rudaba (“roo-DAH-bah”) at the birth of Rostam.
ANSWER: the Shahnameh [or Shahnama]
[10m] Another Persian influence on Slavic myth was the use of this word for deities. This root word appears after “Dazh-” in the name of the sun god and after the word for “black” in the name of a misfortune god invented by Christian chroniclers.
ANSWER: bog [accept boga or bogu or boh or boha or boch or bozh or bug or buh or buch or bih; accept Dazhbog or Chernobog] (The god of misfortune is Chernobog; Baghdad and Bhagavad Gita have the same root.)
[10h] The longest extant description of Slavic myth is from this twelfth-century text, which describes the title group attacking worshippers of the four-headed Polabian war god Svetovit (“SVET-oh-veet”). This text also introduces the Amleth legend.
ANSWER: Gesta Danorum [accept Deeds of the Danes or similar translations] (by Saxo Grammaticus)
<Editors, Mythology> | L. Playoffs 3 (Editors 3)
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYU A | Toronto A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| UC Berkeley A | Indiana | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Virginia | Columbia B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Virginia Tech | Chicago A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Site | 2026-04-17 | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |