The silver branch with golden apples is owned by the Irish sea deity and Otherworld guardian Manannán mac Lir in the tale Echtra Cormaic. Paris chose Helen, a decision that caused the Trojan war, and ultimately the destruction of both Paris and his city, Troy.įurther information: Silver Branch and Echtra Cormaic Each of the goddesses also offered Paris a gift as a bribe in return for the apple Hera offered to make him the king of Europe and Asia Minor, Athena offered him wisdom and skill in battle, and Aphrodite offered to give to him the love of the world's most beautiful woman, Helen of Sparta, who was already married to King Menelaus. As each goddess wanted to receive the apple, they each stripped off their own clothing and appeared naked before Paris. Zeus gave the apple to Hermes and told him to deliver it to Paris and tell him that the goddesses would accept his decision without argument. Paris had demonstrated his exemplary fairness previously when he awarded a prize unhesitatingly to Ares after the god, in bull form, had bested his own prize bull. Not wanting to get involved, Zeus assigned the task to Paris of Troy. Three goddesses claimed the apple: Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. Eris, the goddess of discord, was not invited for her troublesome nature, and upon turning up uninvited, she threw a golden apple into the ceremony, with an inscription that read: "ΤΗΙ ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΗΙ" ( Ancient Greek: τῇ καλλίστῃ, romanized: tē(i) kallistē(i), Modern Greek: τη καλλίστη ti kallisti "for/to the most beautiful" – cf. Zeus held a banquet in celebration of the marriage of Peleus and Thetis. Paris is holding the golden apple on his right hand while surveying the goddesses in a calculative manner. Their marriage ended in misfortune when they were transformed into lions (which the Greeks believed were unable to mate with their own species, only with leopards) for offending the God.Įl Juicio de Paris by Enrique Simonet, 1904. It took all three apples and all of his speed, but Melanion finally succeeded, winning the race and Atalanta's hand.Įventually they had a son Parthenopaios, who was one of the Seven against Thebes. Sure enough, she quit running long enough to retrieve each golden apple. The goddess gave him three golden apples and told him to drop them one at a time to distract Atalanta. Realizing that Atalanta could not be defeated in a fair race, Melanion prayed to Aphrodite for help. As Atalanta could run extremely fast, all her suitors died. Competitors who failed to beat her would be put to death. Because of her beauty, she gained a number of suitors and finally agreed to marry, but under the condition that her suitor was obligated to beat her in a footrace. However, Atalanta was reluctant to marry due to a prophecy that marriage would be her downfall. Her father claimed her as his daughter and wished to marry her off. Though abandoned by her father as an infant, Atalanta became a skilled hunter and received acclaim for her role in the hunt for the Calydonian boar. Melanion used golden apples to distract Atalanta so that he could win the race. 1622–25Ī huntress named Atalanta who raced against a suitor named Melanion, also known as Hippomenes.
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