Round 9: Tossup 15

As a child, this god was watched over by the Dactyls, who were born from fingers dug into the earth and were the attendants of this god’s mother. (15[1])This god was fed honey (15[1])during (15[1])his childhood with the daughters (15[1])of Melliseus, either (15[1])from bees or a goat. The Kouretes (-5[1])beat their shields (15[1])to hide the sound (15[2])of this god (15[2])(*) crying in a cave (10[1])on Mount Ida. (10[1])This god’s (10[1])mother saved him from being swallowed by his father by (10[1])replacing (10[1])him with a rock. The Cyclopes constructed (10[1])a weapon of this god, which he used to defeat his father Cronus. For 10 points, name this Greek god of thunder and the sky. ■END■

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