The Golden Apple and the Trojan War. Eris, the goddess of discord, was angry not to be included among the gods asked to attend a wedding feast. Arriving uninvited, she threw an apple, labeled "For the Fairest," onto a table at the feast. Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, each assumed that the apple was meant for her. They asked Paris, a Prince of Troy, to settle the matter, and he awarded the apple to Aphrodite. In revenge, Hera and Athena supported the Greeks in the war that led to the fall of Troy. - People still use the phrase, "an apple of discord" to refer to something that provokes an argument.

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