Tag: Judgement of Paris
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01 Painting, Olympian deities, Sir William Russell Flint’s Judgement of Paris, with footnotes # 42
The Judgement of Paris was a contest between the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympos–Aphrodite, Hera and Athena–for the prize of a golden apple addressed “To the Fairest.” The story began with the wedding of Peleus and Thetis which all the gods had been invited to attend except for Eris, goddess of discord. When Eris appeared…