The Judgement Of Paris Flashcards
Who is getting married
Thetis and Peleus
Who is the son of Thetis and Peleus?
Achilles
Who was left off the wedding list?
Eris, goddess of discord
What does Eris do?
Throws an apple into the fray with the inscription to the most beautiful
Which three goddesses contend for the apple and the label it comes with?
Hera, Athena, Aphrodite
Who is originally asked to choose between Hera, Aphrodite and Athena as the most beautiful?
Zeus
Who is appointed judge of beauty in the end at Peleus and Thetis’s wedding?
Paris, son of Priam
What does Hera offer Paris?
Worldly power and to rule with unlimited riches
What does Athena offer Paris?
The ability to be a wise and great hero
What does Aphrodite offer Paris?
The love of the most beautiful woman in the world
Who does Paris choose?
Aphrodite
Who is the most beautiful woman in the world at the time?
Helen of Sparta/Troy
Which goddess(es) support Troy?
Aphrodite
Which goddess(es) support the Achaeans?
Athena and Hera
Who is Paris’s wife?
Oenone
