Question

In a Demotic myth, a moisture goddess represented by one of these objects returns home after a dog-baboon tells her the story of the mouse and the lion. A downward-diagonal line ending in a spiral juts off one of these objects, which was pacified after being transformed into the uraeus (“yur-AY-us”). One of these objects alternatively (20[1])names the Distant Goddess. (20[1])Two of these objects sprouted (*) lotuses after a god buried them during his “contendings” with their owner. (10[1])Hathor used gazelle milk to restore two of these (10[1])objects (10[1])after they were removed by (10[2])Set. (10[2])These objects are depicted (10[2])by the (10[1])wedjat. (10[4])For 10 points, the sun (10[1])and moon (10[1])are represented (10[1])by what objects belonging to Ra (10[1])and Horus? (10[2])■END■ (10[11])

ANSWER: eyes [accept Eye of Ra or Re; accept Eye of Horus; accept the left wedjat or right wedjat until “wedjat” is read; accept the udjat until “wedjat” is read]
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TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 PACE NSC06/08/2024Y33100%6%0%100.94