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==Biography==
==Biography==
At the wedding of {{Wiki|Peleus}} and {{Wiki|Thetis}}, [[Eris]], a member of the [[Isu|First Civilization]], threw an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]] into the proceedings as a prize of beauty, which led [[Juno|Hera]], [[Minerva|Athena]] and [[Aphrodite]] to discuss which of them was the most beautiful.
At the wedding of {{Wiki|Peleus}} and {{Wiki|Thetis}}, [[Eris]], a member of the [[Isu|First Civilization]], threw an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]] into the proceedings as a prize of beauty, which led [[Juno|Hera]], [[Minerva|Athena]] and [[Aphrodite]] to discuss which of them was the most beautiful.<ref name="Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>


Paris was called to judge, eventually choosing Aphrodite, after being promised {{Wiki|Helen of Troy|Helen of Sparta}}. Kidnapping Helen, Paris earned the emnity of the [[Greece|Greeks]], starting the {{Wiki|Trojan War}}.
Paris was called to judge, eventually choosing Aphrodite, after being promised {{Wiki|Helen of Troy|Helen of Sparta}}. Kidnapping Helen, Paris earned the emnity of the [[Greece|Greeks]], starting the [[Trojan War]].<ref name="Glyphs"/>


==Reference==
According to myth, Paris shot the Greek warrior [[Achilles]] in the heel with his bow near the end of the war, killing him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
 
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Revision as of 18:37, 17 November 2017


The Judgement of Paris, by Peter Paul Reubens

Paris was a Trojan prince.

Biography

At the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, Eris, a member of the First Civilization, threw an Apple of Eden into the proceedings as a prize of beauty, which led Hera, Athena and Aphrodite to discuss which of them was the most beautiful.[1]

Paris was called to judge, eventually choosing Aphrodite, after being promised Helen of Sparta. Kidnapping Helen, Paris earned the emnity of the Greeks, starting the Trojan War.[1]

According to myth, Paris shot the Greek warrior Achilles in the heel with his bow near the end of the war, killing him.[2]

References