![]() ![]() To settle the dispute, Jupiter, the king of the gods, plucked a poor mortal called Paris from a hillside and forced him to choose. Three goddesses believed it was for them and started to fight - Athena (goddess of wisdom!), Venus, the goddess of love and beauty and Juno, the Queen.Įach thought the apple was meant for her. Just to mess things up, Eris threw a golden apple marked for the fairest into the middle of table. Everyone was invited, except for the goddess Eris, or Discordia, as she’s known in Latin. ![]() ![]() The hero Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis had a magnificent wedding on Mount Olympus. You know the story, but it bears repeating. Les Desmoiselles D’Avignon, 1907, Pablo Picasso ![]()
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