Assignment 9

Thetis was marrying Peleus, and everybody who was anybody was invited, including me. Everyone except for Eris. She was the dangerously annoying sidekick of Ares. It was no mistake that she was not put on the guest list... We all knew that his mischievous ways would completely ruin the wedding, and the reception.  But not caring that she didn't get an invitation, she showed up anyways. She was extremely mad that she wasn't initially invited. She brought to the wedding one of her golden apples, and trust me, this was not a gift to the bride or groom. Eris then threw the apple into the middle of Athena, Hera, and I. We could all see that on the beautiful apple the words "to the fairest". After seeing this all three of us ended up wanting the apple. None of us could figure out who was worthy of the apple which led to a dispute, so we went to Zeus to have him decide who was worthy. It must have been to hard for him to decide because he delegated the question to someone else. He gave the question to someone else because he knew that the two people he didn't choose would seek revenge. The person who ended up having to make the decision was the young mortal Paris. He was on Mount Ida, shepherding. It had been prophesied that he would be the cause of the Trojan War and Troy's downfall. So Zeus explained the situation to Paris, and then Athena, Hera, and I went down to Paris, and each of us demanded the apple. Paris started crying in front of us, but how could he not? He had to choose out of the three most beautiful people he would ever see was the most gorgeous. Hard decision right? And of course, he couldn't decide. But he knew that he would have to eventually. So we pretty much decided for him by bribing him. Hera, who was the queen of the Gods, offered him power, and she pretty much filled his mind with the image of thrones, riches, and all of Asia begging at his feet. Now, this sounded great to Paris, but he decided to listen to Athena and I's offers before making a decision. Athena then offered him wisdom, almost equaling her own. She also promised him great luck in battle. Paris was all about the idea, but he wanted to hear what I had to say. I offered him two things 1.) that he would have the best body ever 2.) That he would have the most beautiful women in the world... He was a normal guy with hormones so he decided to ditch the other two gifts and choose me. So I got the apple! This decision affected him in more than one way... Helen of Troy was the most beautiful mortal in the world, but she was already MARRIED to an important king. It was also prophesy that Paris would die a gruesome death if he took Helen. He had also angered the goddess of war and wisdom and the queen of the gods. He had no idea what he had gotten himself into. He eventually did take Helen away, but not without great cost. The theft/kidnapping/rape is what began the Trojan War. Just as the prophesy of his birth had proclaimed. Hera and Athena were against Troy and so Troy fell, and Paris was horribly wounded. Paris's wife Oenone could have saved him,but she was so mad and bitter from Paris's betrayal that she refused to help. Within a few days Oenone changed her mind, but it was too late and when she saw Paris dead she hung herself. So I guess the moral of this myth was never EVER mess with Eris.

assignment 8

After waiting and figuring out who should get the apple, Paris chooses me.  After he decided he got the gift that I had promised him if he chose me (to marry the most beautiful mortal women)… This created major trouble for Paris which leads to the Trojan war, and this is the reason I am said to have started the war.

Assignment 7

In my story the climax would be after Paris chooses which one of us would be worthy of the golden apple.
After Paris chooses me, he faces the consequences and finds out that he has gotten himself into major trouble.

Assignment 6

Conflict:

The conflict is that Paris must decide who is worthy of the golden apple, Hera, Athena, or myself. Me, along with Hera and Athena all bribe Paris to try and get him to choose us. This creates tensions between the three of us.

Assignment 5

There are many different characters in The Judgement of Paris. Starting with Eris.

Eris- Is the goddess of strife, discord, contention and rivalry. She was known as the daimon of the strife of war, and haunted the battlefield and delighted in human bloodshed. Because of  her human nature she was the only person who was not invited to the wedding between Peleus and Thetis.

Hera- She is the Olympian queen of the Gods, and she is also the goddess of heaven and marriage. She is depicted as a beautiful woman wearing a crown.

Athena- She is the goddess of war and she is very intelligent. She wears a crown and holds a shield and a spear.

Paris- The son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. Paris was supposedly destined for disaster since he was born, and his mother even had dreams about how bad it could be. So his parents abandoned him, but Agelaus came back several days later to find the infant still alive. He took Paris home and raised him as his own. When he grew older, the young trojan prince, was forced to make a life changing decision

These were the characters other than me in The Judgement of Paris.

Assignment 4

One of the myths that I am involved in is the Judgement of Paris.. The setting takes place at Thetis’s wedding rehearsal. Everyone who was anyone was there and it was very elegant. Eris, Ares annoying sidekick, was not invited, but showed up anyways. Many people, including me, were very upset, and this is where the myth really falls into place.

Assignment 3

My name or a symbol of me is something very commonly referenced in modern day media. I am the symbol for many different products. Some of these products are Dove Beauty, Venus shaving products, and Aphrodite cosmetics. Dove Beauty refers to me because the dove is my symbol. Venus shaving refers to me because Venus is my Roman name, and Aphrodite Cosmetics specifically mentions my name in their brand. The products mentioned were all beauty products used to make oneself look better. These products were named after me to persuade the consumer that if they use them that they will look as beautiful as me.