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When Peleus and Thetis were married, all the gods and goddesses had been invited,

except for one: Eris, the goddess of discord. Insulted because of this, she took revenge by throwing a golden apple into the crowd, inscribed with the words

"To the fairest". Hera, Athena and Aphrodite each claimed it, and none of the other

gods dared gave an opinion as to who should get it, for fear of making enemies out

of the other two. Finally, Zeus decreed that a mortal named Paris, a son of Priam,

the king of Troy, would judge who should get the apple. Since Paris could not choose between the three, they offered him bribes: Hera offered him control of Asia, Athena offered wisdom, skill in battle and the abilities of the greatest warriors, and Aphrodite offered him the love of the most beautiful mortal woman alive: Helen of Sparta.

So, Paris gave the apple to Aphrodite, thus becoming the catalyst of the Trojan War.

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