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Eris was the Ancient Greek goddess of strife and discord.

Contrary to mythology and, as explained by Rashid ad-Din Sinan, Eris used an Apple of Eden to start the Trojan War, as opposed to her guiles.

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+'''Eris''' was the [[wikipedia:Greece|Ancient Greek]] goddess of strife and discord.
-'''Eris''' or '''Discordia ''', as she was called in Ancient [[Rome]], was the [[wikipedia:Greece|Ancient Greek]] and Roman goddess of strife and discord.
-According to mythology, Eris was the only goddess not invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. After arriving, she went into a rage and threw the Apple of Discord - in fact an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]] - amongst the "goddesses" ([[Minerva]], [[Juno]], and [[Aphrodite]]), marked "To the Fairest", which led to a quarrel between the three. [[Jupiter]] 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.
+Contrary to mythology and, as explained by [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan]], Eris used an [[Apple of Eden]] to start the {{Wiki|Trojan War}}, as opposed to her guiles.
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