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Paris (mythology)
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]