| The Judgement of Paris. |
| Paris, was the son of Priam and Hecuba. Because of a prophecy that he would destroy Troy, he was abandoned on Mt. Ida, but shepherds rescued him. Later he returned to Troy and was chosen as judge in a dispute among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. |
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This is a classic Greek myth which has a lot of morals At the wedding of Peleus and Thetis all the gods were invited with the
exception of Eris, also called Discord. None of the gods liked having her
around because she was a trouble maker and so negative and always brought
the party down.
MINERVA was the goddess of wisdom, but on one occasion she did a very foolish thing; she entered into competition with Hear and Venus for the prize of beauty. Well; Hear, Venus, and Minerva each claimed the apple. Zeus, was not willing to decide in so delicate a matter, he is no dummy, and sent the goddesses to Mount Ida, where the beautiful shepherd Paris was tending his flocks, and to him was committed the decision. The goddesses accordingly appeared before him each attempting to bias
his decision in her own favor.
For the most part Greek (or most for that matter) mythology is an early attempt to explain natural phenomena such as lighting, earth quakes, echoes and so on. In this one, it is more towards human nature and wisdom in general. The general lessons here are to avoid getting sucked into problems that some one else baits you into. Judging on one person as better than an other is bound to cause hard feelings. Taking some ones wife if coming to cause you trouble. If there is an other one, it would be "Think before you act" |