Eris' apple of discord was said to be golden (a golden apple from Hera's garden), with the words 'To the fairest' inscribed upon it.
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Eris the spirit/goddess of strife and discord. She was upset because she was not invited to the wedding.
A golden apple thrown by Eris, the goddess of discord was 'for the fairest'.
Eris is the Greek goddess of strife but her Roman counterpart is named Discordia.
Eris is the goddess of discord. She is the goddess of strife.
An apple of discord is a reference to the Golden Apple of Discord which, according to Greek mythology, the goddess Eris said that she would give "to the fairest" at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, sparking a vanity-fueled dispute between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite that eventually led to the Trojan War. Thus, "apple of discord" became a euphemism for the core, kernel, or crux of an argument, or for a small matter that could lead to a bigger dispute.