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"The Judgement of Paris ..."

... And the apple of Discord .

Legend has it that when he decided to marry Peleus Thetis, one of the noblest mortals. sent invitations to the party to all the gods. not wanting to have problems in a very special day decided that it would be best not to invite Eris, known as "Discord" . Also attended Paris, a Trojan shepherd.

Eris, hurt by not having been invited, showed up at the wedding feast anyway. Furious approached the table where they were the most beautiful goddesses: Hera, Athena and Aphrodite and threw an apple with a carved inscription that said: "For the most beautiful girl of the party" .

As expected, all the goddesses were fighting the apple. Hera, Athena and Aphrodite, were the strongest candidates. Hera

said "It must be for me" . But at the moment, Athena and Aphrodite also claimed the apple and put Zeus as arbiter.

Zeus, wanted no part of any of the goddesses as they knew that at least two of them end up making claims for their intervention or worse, feuding with him and decided to take off the top problem. To avoid arguments about it, Zeus could not think of anything better to send the three goddesses to the young and beautiful Paris to decide it.

Initially, Paris proposed to make a deal and give each a piece of apple goddess, but Zeus ordered him out only the most beautiful one.

The messenger god Hermes presented the three goddesses to Paris and proposed to the dilemma. Paris, met with each. All wanted to seduce him and bribe him, each promised something if it was to be chosen. One by one the goddesses were paraded before him covering him with promises:

- "I promise to give you power and wealth if I choose." - said Hera.

Athena promised him - "If you say that I am the most beautiful, you grant them glory and fame in the wars everywhere."

But the sensual Aphrodite, who was very clever, he offered the most beautiful woman as his wife. The goddess of love was the one who promised him the love of the most beautiful woman on earth, Helena, daughter of Zeus and wife of King Menelaus. This convinced him permanently.

Finally the young man chose Aphrodite, who also became his protector, and the other two deities vowed revenge. What Paris did not know was that this decision would end up triggering the Trojan War.

Paris gave the apple and she made the match between Paris and Helen, who instantly fell in love with him. Both went to Troy and married.
Athena and Hera
But unhappy with the decision, visited Eris and with your help, prepared a war of all Greeks against Troy. Some say that the war was by a woman, but in truth ... The war was a result an apple and some women.