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Judgement of Paris

In Greek mythology, the story of the Trojan prince Paris who was called on to judge which was the most attractive of the three goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. Offered the bribes of power by Hera, success in battle by Athena, or the most beautiful woman in the world by Aphrodite, he chose the last. Aphrodite then helped him to abduct Helen, so causing the Trojan War, and earning the hatred of both Hera and Athena for the Trojans.

It has been an artistic subject from antiquity onwards, but this version of the myth of Troy was unknown to or ignored by Homer.



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