![]() While Helen was destined to fall in love with Paris by the edict of Aphrodite and eloped with him to Troy, her husband Menelaus launched an expedition to retrieve his wife which triggered the Trojan War. The female receiving the golden apple here should be Aphrodite, the slightly more mature woman in green Hera, and the younger-looking figure Athena, whose blue-grey clothes and red cape suggest the armour of the Goddess of War Paris the Trojan prince-shepherd is marked by his thyrsus a herd is seen behind him This painting by Botticelli depicts a seaside pastoral landscape. In the end Paris chose not power nor wisdom, and so Aphrodite prevailed and was awarded the apple Each goddess tried to bribe the judge: Hera offered to make Paris the king of Europe and Asia, Athena offered wisdom and military skills, and Aphrodite offered the world's most beautiful woman: Helen of Sparta, the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta The candidates were guided by Hermes to meet Paris on Mount Ida. They asked Zeus to judge which of them was the most beautiful, but Zeus passed the burden to Paris, a Trojan mortal known for his exemplary fairness Three goddesses tried to claim the prize: Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. Offended by this snub, Eris showed up and threw in a golden apple inscribed with the words "To the fairest one" Eris, the goddess of discord, was not invited (for fear she might spoil the party). The Judgement of Paris This famous and intriguing story which is claimed to be the cause of the great Trojan War is found in Apollodorus and is also mentioned. B efore 1976, the words judgment of Paris called to mind a story in Greek mythology: Paris, son of a king, is asked to decide which goddess is the fairest. Zeus held a wedding banquet for Peleus and Thetis (parents of Achilles). This is the only representation of the story by a major artist in which the females are clothed …… Gabrielle Cadenhead - Panels of Light - Transparency and Opacity 3. 1488, Tempera on panel, 81 x 197 cm Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice Goddesses by The Judgment of Paris, released 16 March 2021 1.
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