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FF043 Scorpion Man Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/25/2021
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Welcome to the Florida Finders Fest 2021 Forest Fables geo-art, brought to you by the Forest Minions! These caches are not at their posted coordinates. For the mystery caches, solve the challenging trivia question, to determine the final coordinates. For the Wherigo caches, work through the play anywhere cartridge, to get the final coordinates.

Scorpion men are featured in several Akkadian language myths, including the Enûma Elish and the Babylonian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh. They were also known as aqrabuamelu or girtablilu. The Scorpion Men are described to have the head, torso, and arms of a man and the body of a scorpion.

 

They were first created by Tiamat in order to wage war against the younger gods for the betrayal of her mate Apsu. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, they stand guard outside the gates of the sun god Shamash at the mountains of Mashu. These give entrance to Kurnugi, the land of darkness. The scorpion men open the doors for Shamash as he travels out each day, and close the doors after him when he returns to the underworld at night. They also warn travelers of the danger that lies beyond their post.

 

Solve this challenging trivia question, to get the final coordinates.

 

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson played a scorpion man, in a movie set in this country.

 

A: Antarctica = N29° 29.397' W81° 48.676'

B: Iceland = N29° 29.407' W81° 48.676'

C: Egypt = N29° 29.417' W81° 48.676'

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