Who threw the golden apple at the wedding feast in the Judgement of Paris story?
Eris, the goddess of discord, threw the golden apple from the Garden of the Hesperides into the proceedings. The apple bore an inscription meaning to the fairest one.
Questions about Judgement of Paris
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Which three goddesses claimed the golden apple during the Judgement of Paris contest?
Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite argued over who deserved the golden object. They demanded Zeus judge which of them was fairest but he refused to decide himself because he feared angering any of the three powerful women.
What did Aphrodite promise Paris to win the Judgement of Paris judgment on Mount Ida?
Aphrodite offered the world's most beautiful woman as a bribe to Paris. She won the contest by promising Helen of Sparta, wife of Menelaus, and enhanced her charms with flowers and song using the Charites and Horai according to fragments from the Cypria.
When did Greek vase painters first depict the subject of the Judgement of Paris?
Greek vase painters depicted the subject as early as the sixth century BC. An Attic black-figure neck amphora by Swing Painter dates between 540 and 530 BC and now resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
How many compositions did Lucas Cranach the Elder paint of the Judgement of Paris subject?
Lucas Cranach the Elder painted the subject many times, supposedly twenty-three compositions. Marcantonio Raimondi created an engraving around 1515 that made Paris's Phrygian cap an attribute in most later versions.
Why is the word kallisti significant within Discordianism modern post-modern religion?
Kallisti written on a golden apple has become a principal symbol within this movement. Most versions of Principia Discordia spell the word as καλλιχτι though this is incorrect according to Gregory Hill who explained that an IBM typewriter he used did not have all Greek letters coinciding with Latin ones.