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Eris

Greek mythology · deity · strife, discord

Goddess of discord who, uninvited to a wedding, rolled a golden apple inscribed "to the fairest" among the goddesses, the quarrel that led to the Judgment of Paris and the Trojan War.

Stories

The Judgment of Paris

Uninvited to a wedding, Eris rolls a golden apple marked "for the fairest" among the goddesses. Hera offers Paris empire, Athena victory, Aphrodite the most beautiful woman alive. He chooses Aphrodite, and Helen's face launches the Trojan War.