Eris the spirit/goddess of strife and discord. She was upset because she was not invited to the wedding.
Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite were the 3 goddesses competing for Paris' golden apple and to see who is the fairest of the 3 goddesses. Paris chose Aphrodite and gave her the golden apple.
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.
Peleus and Thetis didn't invite Eris to their wedding, so she sent the golden apple that she knew would cause a fight
She was a trouble maker.
In a way, the Golden Apple was the catalyst. The ingredients were: The marraige of Peleus and Thetis, which led to the birth of Achilles, and at which, Paris awarded the Golden Apple of Discord to Aphrodite. The promise of Aphrodite to give Paris the most beautiful woman in the world as his bride. The Oath of Tyndareus, which was that all of the suitors of Helen agreed that they each take an oath to defend the winner against anyone who wronged him. If you really wanted to take the Trojan War back to a single point to place blame, the blame would go to Zeus, who gave Thetis to Peleus (Thetis was prophesied to have a son who would surpass his father - Zeus didn't want that, so he offered her to Peleus) and chose Paris as the judge of the contest between the goddesses.
The only deity or demigod not invited to the wedding between King Peleus and Thetis was Eris, the goddess of strife and discord.
Eris, goddess of discord, threw a golden apple inscribed "To The Fairest" to the goddesses at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis because she was angry at not having been invited to the celebration. 3 goddesses laid claim to the apple, and their rivalry brought about the events which led to the Trojan war.
Eris, personification of discord, threw a golden apple with the words "To the fairest," at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis.
The goddess Eris possessed the Golden Apple of Discord. She caused turmoil with it at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite fought for the apple inscribed "to the fairest" which led to the Trojan War.
Eris, the goddess of discord, was responsible for that apple. She threw it as revenge for not being invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis.
Peleus and Thetis, to which Eris, goddess of discord, was not invited - and so threw the 'Apple of Discord' among the Olympians.
ERIS was the goddess of discord, known for throwing the golden apple in the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. This resulted in the legendary judgement of Paris, since it said 'for the fairest', between Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera. This led to the Trojan war.
The apple of discord is a reference to the Golden Apple of Discord which, according to Greek mythology, the goddess Eris said would go "to the fairest" at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, this started a dispute between Hera, Athena and Aphrodite that eventually led to the Trojan War. An apple is not mentioned in the Adam and Eve story, so it is unlikely that they are related.
Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite were the 3 goddesses competing for Paris' golden apple and to see who is the fairest of the 3 goddesses. Paris chose Aphrodite and gave her the golden apple.
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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.
Legend has it that the chain of events leading up to the Trojan War started at a royal wedding. Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, a race of people created from ants, was marrying a sea nymph named Thetis. Many gods attended the wedding, but Eris, daughter of Zeus, king of the gods, wasn't invited. She was the goddess of discord and they feared she would only stir up trouble.Out of anger at being excluded, Eris decided to disrupt the wedding banquet. She threw a golden apple marked "for the fairest" among the guests. The goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite were there, and each thought that she was the fairest of them all. They bickered for a while about who deserved the apple, then asked Zeus to decide the matter. Zeus wanted no part of this and got Paris, son of King Priam of Troy in Anatolia to be the judge.