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'''Eris''' was one of [[Those Who Came Before]], | '''Eris''' was one of [[Those Who Came Before]], worshiped by the [[wikipedia:Greece|Ancient Greeks]] as the goddess of strife. | ||
Circa the 13<sup>th</sup> or 12<sup>th</sup> century, Eris gave the Apple of Discord (the [[first Apple]]), marked for the "fairest", to [[wikipedia:Athena|Athena]], [[wikipedia:Hera|Hera]] and [[wikipedia:Aphrodite|Aphrodite]], which led to a quarrel between the three. [[wikipedia:Zeus|Zeus]] sent the three to [[wikipedia:Paris (mythology)|Paris of Troy]], who chose Aphrodite to be the fairest. As a reward, Aphrodite had [[wikipedia:Helen|Helen]] fall in love with Paris and she moved to Troy, which enraged Helen's husband [[wikipedia:Menelaus|Menelaus]] and led to the [[Trojan War]]. | Circa the 13<sup>th</sup> or 12<sup>th</sup> century, Eris gave the Apple of Discord (the [[first Apple]]), marked for the "fairest", to [[wikipedia:Athena|Athena]], [[wikipedia:Hera|Hera]] and [[wikipedia:Aphrodite|Aphrodite]], which led to a quarrel between the three. [[wikipedia:Zeus|Zeus]] sent the three to [[wikipedia:Paris (mythology)|Paris of Troy]], who chose Aphrodite to be the fairest. As a reward, Aphrodite had [[wikipedia:Helen|Helen]] fall in love with Paris and she moved to Troy, which enraged Helen's husband [[wikipedia:Menelaus|Menelaus]] and led to the [[Trojan War]]. | ||
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Eris was one of Those Who Came Before, worshiped by the Ancient Greeks as the goddess of strife.
Circa the 13th or 12th century, Eris gave the Apple of Discord (the first Apple), marked for the "fairest", to Athena, Hera and Aphrodite, which led to a quarrel between the three. Zeus sent the three to Paris of Troy, who chose Aphrodite to be the fairest. As a reward, Aphrodite had Helen fall in love with Paris and she moved to Troy, which enraged Helen's husband Menelaus and led to the Trojan War.