They asked Zeus to decide who received the apple and he told them that Paris of Troy was to choose the fairest. Each of the goddesses offered him a gift for the apple.
Hera offered him the chance to be the king of Asia and Europe. Athena offered him wisdom and to become the world's greatest warrior. Aphrodite offered him the love of Helen of Sparta, who was married to King Menelaus.
Paris of Troy gave the apple to Aphrodite. She picked a golden apple from the Garden of the Hesperides and went to the banquet invisible. She arrived right on time for the feast and went straight to the table where the Olympians were sitting. Immediately, three goddesses sought to claim the apple: the goddess of marriage and family, Hera; the goddess of wisdom and justice, Athena; and the goddess of beauty and love, Aphrodite.
They began to argue about who was the fairest and most worthy to own the apple. Zeus was asked to choose, but he knew better… He did not want to upset any of the three goddesses. Instead, he came up with an idea. He told them that a mortal man who has recently shown his exemplary fairness in a contest was the most suited to judge their case. That man was Paris, son of King Priam and the prince of Troy, who was unknown of his true identity at the time and was living as a shepherd on the mountain of Idi, near Troy.
Failing to gain his vote, the three goddesses stripped nude to convince the mortal prince of their beauty. While Paris was inspecting them, each one of them offered him a gift, trying to bribe him with their powers. First, Hera promised him to make him King of Europe and Asia. Then, Athena offered him wisdom and skill in war. Finally, Aphrodite promised him the most beautiful woman on Earth hard choice, we know.
Paris, after serious contemplation, gave the golden apple to Aphrodite, accepting her gift. Hera and Athena left the scene in anger, while Aphrodite revealed to Paris that Helen, the wife of Menelaus, King of Sparta, was the most beautiful woman in the world. After claiming his rightful position as Prince of Troy, Paris set sail for Sparta and arrived at the palace of Menelaus with rich gifts. Who claimed the golden apple? Who was the greatest Trojan warrior? What does the name Eris mean?
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Eris snuck into the wedding and threw a golden apple into the room. Of course more than one goddess believed she was the fairest, or the most beautiful. Hera was the first to reach for the apple. She was the extremely beautiful wife of Zeus. Athena also went after the apple, as did Aphrodite since she was, after all, the goddess of beauty. While they were fighting over the apple Zeus was called upon to decide who should receive the apple.
He handed the responsibility over to Paris, the Trojan prince.
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